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Sign in to saveSmegma (from Ancient Greek ) is a cheesy substance composed of shed skin cells, skin oils, and moisture that occurs in male and female mammalian genitalia. In males, smegma collects under the foreskin; in females, it collects around the clitoris and in the folds of the labia minora.
Research
189 papers- Smegma in diabetes mellitus.The Pan African medical journal · 2021
- Smegma pearl.Indian dermatology online journal · 2017
- Smegma pearl: A benign penile lesion in infants.Clinical case reports · 2023
- The carcinogenicity of smegma: debunking a myth.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2006
- Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022
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Smegma (from Ancient Greek ) is a cheesy substance composed of shed skin cells, skin oils, and moisture that occurs in male and female mammalian genitalia. In males, smegma collects under the foreskin; in females, it collects around the clitoris and in the folds of the labia minora.
==Females== thumb|left|Human vulva with visible smegma between the labia|200x200px The accumulation of sebum combined with dead skin cells forms smegma. Smegma clitoridis is defined as the secretion of the apocrine (sweat) and sebaceous (sebum) glands of the clitoris in combination with desquamating epithelial cells. Glands that are located around the clitoris, the labia minora, and the labia majora secrete sebum.
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