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ceru·mi·nous
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Princeton's WordNet
ceruminousadjective
relating to or secreting cerumen
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ceruminousadjective
Having to do with cerumen (earwax).
Wikipedia
ceruminous
Ceruminous glands are specialized sudoriferous glands (sweat glands) located subcutaneously in the external auditory canal, in the outer 1/3. Ceruminous glands are simple, coiled, tubular glands made up of an inner secretory layer of cells and an outer myoepithelial layer of cells. They are classed as apocrine glands. 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. 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.These glands are capable of developing both benign and malignant tumors. The benign tumors include ceruminous adenoma, ceruminous pleomorphic adenoma, and ceruminous syringocystadenoma papilliferum. The malignant tumors include ceruminous adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
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ceruminous
Ceruminous refers to anything related to or producing cerumen, the soft, brownish yellow, waxy secretion, known as earwax, produced by certain glands in the external auditory canal of the ear. Ceruminous glands are a type of sweat gland that function primarily to lubricate and protect the ear canal.
Webster Dictionary
Ceruminousadjective
pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ceruminous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ceruminous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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