different between cerumen vs earwax
cerumen
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin caer?men, from cera +? -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like alb?men and bit?men.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /s???u?m?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /s???u?m?n/ (pin–pen merger)
- Rhymes: -?n
- (pin-pen merger) Rhymes: -?n
Noun
cerumen (uncountable)
- earwax
Synonyms
- earwax, wax
Derived terms
- cerumenolysis
- cerumenolytic
- ceruminal
- ceruminous
Translations
Romanian
Etymology
From French cérumen, from Latin cerumen.
Noun
cerumen n (uncountable)
- cerumen
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?e??umen/, [?e??u.m?n]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /se??umen/, [se??u.m?n]
Noun
cerumen m (plural cerumenes)
- earwax
cerumen From the web:
earwax
English
Alternative forms
- ear wax, ear-wax
Etymology
From Middle English erewax, a compound of ere +? wax. Equivalent to ear +? wax.
Noun
earwax (uncountable)
- A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
Synonyms
- cerumen (technical), wax
Derived terms
- earwax impaction
Translations
earwax From the web:
- what earwax looks like
- what earwax made of
- what earwax color means
- what earwax do
- what earwax smell like
- what earwax says about your health
- what earwax tells about your health
- what's earwax made out of
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