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cerumen gland

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A specialized sudoriferous gland (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceruminous_glands ]

Term info

Label

cerumen gland

Synonyms
  • cerumen-secreting gland
  • ceruminous gland
  • ceruminous sweat gland
  • earwax gland
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pheno_slim

dubious for taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_10088

id

UBERON:0013211

structure notes

Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. The glands drain into larger ducts, which then drain into the guard hairs that reside in the external auditory canal. Here they produce cerumen, or earwax, by mixing their secretion with sebum and dead epidermal cells