Ceru'men is ear-wax, the yellow waxy matter which is secreted by certain glands lying in the passage that leads from the external opening of the ear to the membrane of the tympanum. It lubricates the passage and entangles particles of dust and small insects, preventing them from getting farther in. See EAR.
Ceru'men
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 73
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