Parotid

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; para`
     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.


         [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.)
     The parotid gland.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parotid
       adj : relating to or located near the parotid gland