Meanings
adjectiveparotid (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the parotid gland.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
By surface analysis, para- + ot- + -id, literally “near the ear”.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish paróitideach
- paróitideachrelating to the parotid gland
Italian parotide
- parotiderelating to the parotid gland
Korean 귀밑샘
- 귀밑샘 (gwimitsaem)relating to the parotid gland
Lithuanian paausinis
- paausinisrelating to the parotid gland
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with parotid
spotteddottedcarotidpottedknottedbesottedunspottedbedottedbeknottedbicarotidintracarotidmisallottedoverplottedpreallottedproglottidshottedsubcarotidtranscarotidundottedunknottedunpotted
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Cite this entry
APA
parotid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid
MLA
“parotid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parotid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid.
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