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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear.
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- noun anatomy Either of a pair of
salivary glands located in front of, and below eachear in humans.
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- noun a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin parōtis, parōtid-, from Latin, tumor near the ear, from Greek : para-, beside; see para– + ous, ōt-, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots.]
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