ear wax


wax

 [waks] a plastic solid of plant or animal origin or produced synthetically. adj., adj wax´y.bone wax a waxy substance used for packing small bone cavities, as in bones of the skull, and for controlling bleeding from them.dental wax a mixture of two or more waxes with other additives, used in dentistry for casts, construction of nonmetallic denture bases, registering of jaw relations, and laboratory work.ear wax cerumen.

ce·ru·men

(sĕ-rū'men), The soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion (a modified sebum) of the ceruminous glands of the external auditory canal. Synonym(s): ear wax, earwax [L. cera, wax]

ear wax

Audiology A yellow secretion from glands in the outer ear–cerumen that keeps the skin of the ear dry and protected from infectionVox populi → medtalk Wax blockage, see there.

ear wax

The secretion of the ceruminous glands in the skin of the outer ear canal. Wax is a deterrent to small insects and traps dust. Over-production can lead to blockage of the canal and deafness which is easily corrected by wax removal.