- an earring or hanging ornament for the ear
- [pl.] any of various liquid medicines put into the ear in drops
eardrop
ear·drop eardrop
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eardrop
noun
- An earring, especially one with a pendant.
- eardrops Liquid medicine administered into the ear.
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Noun
(plural eardrops)
- Medicine to be administered to the ear.
- (archaic) A pendant for the ear; an earring.
- (botany) A plant of the genus Ehrendorferia in the family Papaveraceae, native to California.
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eardrop - Medical Definition
n.
eardrops Liquid medicine administered into the ear.
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