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Definition of: parotid
(pə·rot′id) Anat. adjective
1. Situated near the ear.
2. Designating one of the paired salivary glands in front of and below the external ear in mammals.
—noun A salivary gland below the ear. [<F parotide <L parotis, -idis <Gk. parōtis, -idos a tumor near the ear <para- beside + ous, ōtos ear]
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