PAROTID


Meaning of PAROTID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈrä-təd ]

adjective

Etymology: New Latin parotid-, parotis parotid gland, from Latin, tumor near the ear, from Greek parōtid-, parōtis, from para- + ōt-, ous ear — more at ear

Date: 1687

: of or relating to the parotid gland

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