cerumen

cerumen

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002297

The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal[MESH]. [ MESH:A12.200.147 ]

Synonyms: ear wax earwax

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GAID:1158
MESH:D002571
Wikipedia:Earwax
UMLS:C0740486 (ncithesaurus:Cerumen)
NCIT:C32293
ENVO:02000028
FMA:79869
MA:0002506

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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.

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uberon

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cerumenous

cerumenal

UBERON:0002297

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Subclass of:

sweat
produced by some apocrine sweat gland
located in some external acoustic meatus