How do you pronounce cerumen?

The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹuːmɛn/.

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cerumen

/səˈɹuːmɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

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From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.

cerumenolysis cerumenolytic ceruminal ceruminous

wax earwax

human newman inhuman lumen crewman rumen numen chuman legumen

How do you pronounce cerumen?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹuːmɛn/.
What does cerumen mean?: Earwax.
Where does cerumen come from?: From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.

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