parotid
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of parotid
1680–90; < New Latin parōtid- (stem of parōtis ) parotid gland; Latin: tumor near the ear < Greek parōtís. See par-, oto-
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The positioning of the parotid gland was important as it was preventing the tumour from damaging facial tissue or harming important nearby structures, including the facial nerve.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
The warty amphibian can secrete a milky poison from the parotid glands behind its shoulders that can be fatal to wildlife.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
Billows has been undergoing treatment for parotid salivary cancer since November 2020 and wants to spend more time with his family.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Gwynn was found in 2010 to have cancer in his right parotid salivary gland.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2016
In the “mumps,” the parotid gland is diseased.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
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