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cerumenolysis en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English cerumen Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English cerumenolysis From cerumen + -lysis.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.

Deriveds

cerumenolytic