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parotid definition

pa·rotid (pə rät′id)

adjective

situated near or beside the ear; esp., designating or of either of the salivary glands below and in front of each ear

Etymology: ML parotidus < L parotis (gen. parotidis), a tumor near the ear < Gr parōtis < para-, beside (see para-) + ous (gen. ōtos), ear

noun

a parotid gland

Etymology: ML parotida

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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