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[New Latin, from Latin cēra, wax. See cerate.]
ceruminous ce·ru'mi·nous (-mə-nəs) adj.
cerumen
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A waxy secretion of the glands of the external acoustic meatus; ear wax.
- c. glands — modified sweat glands in the epithelial lining of the external auditory meatus.
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