A 4-year-old girl is evaluated by a pediatrician for a possible ear infection. In her ear, the physician finds a large amount of earwax. What is another term for earwax?
A) Cerumen
B) Hordeolum
C) Tinnitus
D) Vertigo

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Cerumen is the medical term for earwax. Hordeolum refers to a stye, tinnitus is the perception of noise or ringing in the ears, and vertigo is a sensation of spinning or dizziness.

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