parotid gland









parotid gland


noun

  1. Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated near either parotid.

noun

  1. a large salivary gland, in man situated in front of and below each ear

adjective

  1. relating to or situated near the parotid gland

noun

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. Situated near the ear.
  2. Of or relating to a parotid gland.

n.

  1. A parotid gland.

  1. Either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear.
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