What does earwax mean?
Definitions for earwax
ˈɪərˌwæksear·wax
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Princeton's WordNet
cerumen, earwax(noun)
a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
Wiktionary
earwax(Noun)
A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Webster Dictionary
Earwax(noun)
see Cerumen
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Earwax
Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungi, insects and water. Excess or impacted cerumen can press against the eardrum and/or occlude the external auditory canal, usually hindering hearing.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of earwax in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of earwax in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of earwax in a Sentence
Impacted earwax is best addressed by a health care professional.
As soon as the earwax is cleared up, even their behavior has calmed down.
The patient had a fungal infection, otomycosis, which developed on the dead earwax and skin and also otitis externa of the ear canal and eardrum.
The excessive amount [ of earwax ] can cause hearing loss or ringing in your ears. Some people experience vertigo, which increases the risk of falling, right now, we see some correlation between hearing loss and cognitive decline.
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- صِّمْلاَخُ, شمع الأذنArabic
- ушна калBulgarian
- རྣ་སྦངས, རྣ་སྤབས, རྣ་སྤགསTibetan Standard
- ušní mazCzech
- ørevoksDanish
- Ohrenschmalz, ZerumenGerman
- κερί, κυψελίδαGreek
- cerumeno, orelvaksoEsperanto
- cerumen, cerillaSpanish
- kõrvavaik, vaikEstonian
- vaikku, korvavahaFinnish
- cérumenFrench
- cèir-chluaiseScottish Gaelic
- कान का गंधकHindi
- fülzsírHungarian
- tahi telingaIndonesian
- cerumenoIdo
- eyrnamergurIcelandic
- cerumeItalian
- 耳糞, 耳屎, 耳垢Japanese
- អាចម៍ត្រចៀកKhmer
- 귀에지, 귀지Korean
- OuereschmalzLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- auss sērs, sērsLatvian
- taeturiMāori
- tahi telingaMalay
- ørevoksNorwegian
- cerumen, oorsmeerDutch
- øyrevoksNorwegian Nynorsk
- woskowinaPolish
- cera de ouvidoPortuguese
- сераRussian
- ушна маст, слихSerbo-Croatian
- dyllë i veshitAlbanian
- öronvaxSwedish
- earwaxUrdu
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