noun
- Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated near either parotid.
noun
- a large salivary gland, in man situated in front of and below each ear
adjective
- relating to or situated near the parotid gland
noun
- See parotid gland
adj.“situated near the ear,” 1680s, from French parotide (1540s), or directly from Latin parotid-, stem of parotis, from Greek parotis “tumor near the ear,” from para- “beside” (see para- (1)) + ot-, stem of ous “ear” (see ear (n.1)). As a noun, “the parotid gland.” n.
- Either of a pair of major salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear and opening into the parotid duct; the largest of the major salivary glands.
adj.
- Situated near the ear.
- Of or relating to a parotid gland.
n.
- A parotid gland.
- Either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear.