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cerumen

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The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal[MESH]. [ ]

Term info

Label

cerumen

Synonyms
  • ear wax
  • earwax
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim

function notes

Cerumen keeps the eardrum pliable, lubricates and cleans the external auditory canal, waterproofs the canal, kills bacteria, and serves as a barrier to trap foreign particles (dust, fungal spores, etc.) by coating the guard hairs of the ear, making them sticky.

has relational adjective

cerumenous, cerumenal

id

UBERON:0002297