ceruminous glands


ce·ru·mi·nous glands

tubuloalveolar apocrine glands in the external auditory meatus, believed to be modified sweat glands; they secrete a waxy substance called cerumen ("earwax"). Synonym(s): glandulae ceruminosae

ce·ru·mi·nous glands

(sĕ-rū'mi-nŭs glandz) Apocrine sudoriferous glands in the external acoustic meatus.
Synonym(s): glandulae ceruminosae (1) [TA] .

ce·ru·mi·nous glands

(sĕ-rū'mi-nŭs glandz) Tubuloalveolar apocrine glands in external auditory meatus; secrete cerumen ("earwax").