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Cerumen

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Definition: The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal.      Other names Ear Wax; Wax, Ear
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
polypeptide oleate condensate  0   *Oleic Acids *Peptides Cerumen. Contact Dermatitis 2(4):232;1976; Ear Nose Throat J 51(12):474;1972

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