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Meaning of CERUMEN

Pronunciation:  si'roomun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
 
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 Synonyms: earwax
 
 See Also: wax

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ce*ru"men\, n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.] (Physiol.)
The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external
ear; the earwax.
 

 

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