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earwax

waxy substance secreted by the ear
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Summary

earwax is a biogenic substance type[1]. earwax draws 5,453 Wikipedia views per month (biogenic substance type category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: secretion[4], portion of solid body substance[5], particular anatomical entity[6]
  • Commons category: Earwax[7]
  • Genetic association: ATP binding cassette subfamily C member 11[8]
  • Studied by: audiology[9], otolaryngology[10]
  • Produced by: ceruminous gland[11], sebaceous gland[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Hearing Health[13]

Why It Matters

earwax has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] earwax is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

otolaryngology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_earwax_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{earwax}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/earwax}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · ~2026-38112-19 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → secretion, portion of solid body substance, particular anatomical entity
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Hearing Health
    Produced by → ceruminous gland, sebaceous gland
    Image → OhrenSchmalzBrocken.jpg, Ear Wax.JPG, Earwax on swab.jpg
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: BouchonCerumen.jpg"
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