cerumen
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- ceruminous adjective
Etymology
Origin of cerumen
1735–45; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin cēr ( a ) wax + ( alb ) umen albumen
Example Sentences
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What stark chapters of oceanic history will these projects write in cetacean cerumen?
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2022
Like humans, cetaceans — whales, dolphins, porpoises — produce ear wax, and in certain species, this wax, or cerumen, builds up over their lifetime.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2022
Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish, waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and many other mammals.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
While studies conducted up until the 1960s found little evidence supporting an antibacterial role for cerumen, more recent studies have found that cerumen provides some bactericidal protection against some strains of bacteria.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
In respect to external ear trouble, impacted cerumen is usually found to result from water in the ear, or wax in the ear.
From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry
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