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.); cérumen (Fr.); cerúmen (Port.); cerume (It); ear wax

Resources and Citations

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

Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Earwax Impaction." Accessed 18 Aug. 2004 .

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwax (Accessed Feb. 10, 2006)

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