{"id":20487,"date":"2025-12-19T08:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20487"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:47:49","slug":"words-seldom-seen-cerumen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=20487","title":{"rendered":"Words Seldom Seen: Cerumen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-attachment-id=\"20488\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=20488\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?fit=1500%2C1125&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro Max&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1761211989&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_4498\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20488\" style=\"width:524px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_4498.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cerumen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noun: A scientific word for what is commonly called earwax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example: &#8220;Earwax \u2014 which is not really wax at all, but a substance called cerumen. It binds with dirt, dust and debris and is normally produced by the body as a way to clean and protect the ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/Cerumen\">Pronunciation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a shore excursion from our cruise we went to a Geisha dancing demonstration. The highlight was having your picture taken with the Geisha dancers. An illustration of: &#8220;If this is Tuesday it must be Belgium.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cerumen Noun: A scientific word for what is commonly called earwax. Example: &#8220;Earwax \u2014 which is not really wax at all, but a substance called cerumen. It binds with dirt, dust and debris and is normally produced by the body as a way to clean and protect the ears. 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