cerumen(名词):耳垢;耵聍。指外耳道腺体分泌并与脱落皮屑混合形成的蜡样物质,能润滑、保护耳道并阻挡灰尘与细菌。(也常称 earwax)
/səˈruːmən/
Cerumen protects the ear canal from dust and germs.
耵聍能保护外耳道,阻挡灰尘和细菌。
After the swimmer complained of muffled hearing, the doctor removed impacted cerumen from his ear.
游泳者抱怨听力发闷后,医生从他耳内取出了堵塞性的耵聍。
来自拉丁语 cerūmen,与 cera(“蜡”)同源,字面含义与“蜡样分泌物”相关,因此在医学英语中用来指“耳道里的蜡样物质(耳垢/耵聍)”。