Look up: ear-wax

1. Ear wax
   Our Ear wax Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Ear wax Ear wax: A natural wax-like substance secreted by special glands in the skin on the outer part of the ear canal. It repels water, and traps dust and sand particles. Usually a small amount of wax accumula...
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2. ear wax
   The ear canal is shaped somewhat like an hourglass. The skin on the outer part of the canal has special glands that produce earwax. ... The purpose of this natural wax is to repel water and to trap dust and sand particles. Usually a small amount of wax accumulates, and then dries up and falls out of...
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3. ear wax
   Type: Term Synonyms: cerumen
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4. earth wax
   Synonym for ceresin ... A natural mixture of hydrocarbons of high molecular weight; a substitute for beeswax, also used in dentistry for impressions. ... Synonym: cerin, cerosin, earth wax, mineral wax, purified ozokerite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. earth wax
   Type: Term Synonyms: ceresin
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6. Earwax
   Ear'wax` noun (Anat.) See Cerumen .
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7. earwax
   (ēr´waks) cerumen.
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8. Earwax
   • (n.) See Cerumen.
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9. earwax
   (from the article `earwax impaction`) filling of the external auditory canal with earwax, or cerumen. Normally the wax produced by skin glands in the outer ear migrates outward. If the ... The waxy substance produced by glands in the skin of the outer-ear canal normally is carried outward by slow migration to the outer layers of skin. ...
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10. earwax
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ēr′waks Synonyms: cerumen
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11. Earwax
    `Earwax`, also known by the medical term `cerumen`, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungi, insects and water. Excess...
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