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Parotid
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, n.
The parotid gland. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Parotid, adj. & n.
--adj. situated near the ear.
--n. (in full parotid gland) a salivary gland in front of the ear.
--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)
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