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cerumen|sɪˈruːmɪn| [a. mod. (or ? med.) L. cērūmen, f. L. cēra wax, or ad. Gr. κηρούµενος formed of wax. Also mod.F. cérumen.] The yellow wax-like secretion in the external canal of the ear.
1741Monro Anat. Nerves (ed. 3) 25 The Cerumen of the Ears is of a watry Consistence. 1844Dufton Deafness 87 A pellet of hardened cerumen. |