Usually means: Salivary gland near the ear.
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  1. parotid gland: Merriam-Webster
  2. parotid gland: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. parotid gland: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. parotid gland: Collins English Dictionary
  5. parotid gland: Vocabulary.com
  6. parotid gland: Wordnik
  7. parotid gland: Wiktionary
  8. parotid gland: Dictionary.com
  9. Parotid gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. parotid gland: Rhymezone
  11. parotid gland: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. parotid gland: Encyclopedia

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  1. parotid gland: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Parotid gland: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  7. parotid gland: Medical dictionary
  8. Parotid gland: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (parotid gland)

▸ noun:  (anatomy) Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.

Similar:
parotid, parotis, parotoid, parotidoauricularis, parotidectomy, submandibular gland, palatine gland, Palatine, submaxillary gland, sublingual gland, more...

Opposite:
submandibular gland, sublingual gland

Phrases:
parotid salivary gland, more...

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Similar:
parotid, parotis, parotoid, parotidoauricularis, parotidectomy, submandibular gland, palatine gland, Palatine, submaxillary gland, sublingual gland, more...

Opposite:
submandibular gland, sublingual gland

Phrases:
parotid salivary gland, more...



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