Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Parotid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.)
The parotid gland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; ? beside,
near + ?, ?, the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.)
(a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the
salivary gland near the ear.
(b) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
parotid
adj : relating to or located near the parotid gland
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