Earwax

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Description

A yellowish, waxy secretion produced from glands in the outer ear of mammals.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"cerumen (medical term, also Esp.); Ohrenschmalz (Deut.); crumen (Fr.); cermen (Port.); cerume (It); ear wax

Authority

  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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