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ceruminolytic

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ce·ru·mi·no·lyt·ic (s-rm-n-ltk)
n.
A substance instilled into the external auditory canal to soften earwax.


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In light of the hazards of mechanical removal, it is often preferable to use a ceruminolytic agent to soften or dissolve an impaction or to loosen it from the tympanic membrane.
A ceruminolytic should disrupt the structural integrity of the keratin sheets and thereby soften, loosen, liquefy, and/or dissolve cerumen and perhaps even float it out.
 
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