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earwax

[eer-waks]
noun
  1. a yellowish, waxlike secretion from certain glands in the external auditory canal; cerumen.

Origin of earwax

First recorded in 1350–1400, earwax is from the Middle English word erewax. See ear1, wax1
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earwax

noun
  1. the nontechnical name for cerumen
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Word Origin and History for earwax
n.

late 14c., from ear (n.1) + wax (n.).

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earwax in Medicine

earwax

[îr′wăks′]
n.
  1. A waxlike secretion of certain glands lining the canal of the external ear; cerumen.
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