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Webster 1913 Edition
Parotid
Pa-rot′id
,Adj.
[L.
parotis
, -idis
, Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]; παρά
beside, near + [GREEK], [GREEK], the ear: cf. F. parotide
. ] (Anat.)
(a)
Situated near the ear; – applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear.
(b)
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland.
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.
Pa-rot′id
,Noun.
(Anat.)
The parotid gland.
Definition 2024
parotid
parotid
English
Adjective
parotid (not comparable)
- Relating to the parotid gland.
Translations
relating to the parotid gland
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Noun
parotid (plural parotids)
- The parotid gland.
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Translations
parotid gland — see parotid gland