[
US
/ˈiɹˌwæks, ˈɪɹˌwæks/
]
[ UK /ˈiəwæks/ ]
[ UK /ˈiəwæks/ ]
NOUN
- a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal
How To Use earwax In A Sentence
- Changes in the inner ear or in the nerves attached to it, earwax buildup and various diseases can all impact your hearing.
- They studied more than 100 patients who attended general practices in an English city to have earwax removed.
- The GP will first check to see if the ears are being blocked by an object or substance such as earwax.
- The clue is in your earwax. Times, Sunday Times
- Somehow, years worth of earwax had built up inside of his canals and formed two big black spheres of dirt.
- Earwax, or cerumen, consists of saturated, long-chain fatty acids and is presumably high in energy.
- They have to be shoved right into the ear, and once earwax gets on the little internal filters, they are gone.
- You could also check the consistency of your earwax. Times, Sunday Times
- Objective To survey the exist condition of malassezia in earwax in youth.
- The January issue of Nature Genetics reports on the identification of a gene that determines whether your earwax is dry or wet; people of African and European ancestry have predominantly wet earwax. Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives