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- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπαρωτίς“(gland) behind the ear”
- English todayparotid gland
From Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís, “(gland) behind the ear”), from παρά (pará, “behind”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
parotid gland
Today it means: Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans. Full definition →
Ancient Greek παρωτίς