earwax
[ eer-waks ]
/ ˈɪərˌwæks /
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noun
a yellowish, waxlike secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal; cerumen.
Nearby words
earthwoman, earthwork, earthworks, earthworm, earthy, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, eas
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Saliva, tears, nostrils, and earwax; the great weakness and pain in the body reminds me of cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Earwax, which had been very dry, now flows from both ears, but is more free on the left side.
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Medicine definitions for earwax
earwax
[ îr′wăks′ ]
n.
A waxlike secretion of certain glands lining the canal of the external ear; cerumen.
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