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Parotid

Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; para` beside, near + ?, ?, the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.)

  1. Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear.

  2. 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.

Parotid

Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.) The parotid gland.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
parotid

"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."

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parotid

a. Relating to the parotid gland. n. The parotid gland.

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parotid

adj. relating to or located near the parotid gland

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Usage examples of "parotid".

The saliva is composed of four elementary secretions, derived respectively, from the mucous follicles of the mouth, and the parotid, the submaxillary, and the sublingual glands.

One abnormal metabolite looming as a possibility is bufotenin, a "toad poison" — that is, one of a group of toxic substances found in the parotid glands of toads.

I observed that in some of the cases of scurvy the parotid glands were greatly swollen, and in some instances to such an extent as to preclude entirely the power to articulate.