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parotid

adjective
pa·​rot·​id | \ pə-ˈrä-təd How to pronounce parotid (audio) \

Definition of parotid

: of or relating to the parotid gland

Examples of parotid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In 1953, both Stewart and Gross published papers on these induced parotid tumors just months apart. — Leila Mcneill, Smithsonian, "The Woman Who Revealed the Missing Link Between Viruses and Cancer," 17 June 2019 Eighty-five percent of salivary-gland tumors are parotid [i.e., in the gland were Yauch's tumor is located]. — Newsweek, "Amazing Photos of Bioluminescent Phytoplankton," 14 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of parotid

1684, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for parotid

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

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More Definitions for parotid

parotid

adjective
pa·​rot·​id | \ pə-ˈrät-əd How to pronounce parotid (audio) \

Medical Definition of parotid

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, being, produced by, or located near the parotid gland parotid acinar cells

parotid

noun

Medical Definition of parotid (Entry 2 of 2)

: parotid gland

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