Body Substance
cerumen Audio
ce·ru·men [ si-roo-muhn ]
Subclass of:
Bodily secretions
Etymology:
Latin cera = wax
Definitions related to earwax:
  • (cerumen) A wax secreted by glands in the ear canal.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (cerumen) A soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cerumen) A substance that helps keep dirt out of the ear and lubricates the skin in the ear. More commonly known as earwax.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (cerumen) The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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