cerumen

Jan. 27th, 2011 07:14 am
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cerumen (si-ROO-men) - n., earwax.


That is, the medical term for. Like most medical terms, from New Latin (borrowed around 1740), from Latin cēra, wax, plus an irregular ending apparently patterned after albumen, the white of an egg.

Gee.

---L.

Date: 2011-01-27 03:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calenorn.livejournal.com
This is my second-favorite body word that sounds pretty but is actually disgusting.

The all time champ: CHYME!

Date: 2011-01-27 04:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Thank you for that image of cerumen and chyme together ...

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