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Parotid

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

parot=id

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective Parotid has 1 sense

parotid(a = adj.pert) - relating to or located near the parotid gland;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Parotid, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. , ; para` beside, near + , , the ear: cf. F. parotide. ].

Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear. [1913 Webster]

Parotid gland (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the upper jaw.

Parotid, n.

The parotid gland. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Parotid, adj. & n.
--adj. situated near the ear.
--n. (in full parotid gland) a salivary gland in front of the ear.

Idiom

parotid duct a duct opening from the parotid gland into the mouth.

Etymology

F parotide or L parotis parotid- f. Gk parotis -idos (as PARA-(1), ous otos ear)