Meanings
nounparotid gland (plural parotid glands)
plural parotid glands
- anatomyEither of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπαρωτίς“(gland) behind the ear”
- Englishparotid gland
From Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís, “(gland) behind the ear”), from παρά (pará, “behind”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”).
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Chinese Mandarin 腮腺
- 腮腺 (sāixiàn)salivary gland
Czech příušní žláza, příušnice
- příušní žlázasalivary gland
- příušnicesalivary gland
Finnish korvasylkirauhanen
- korvasylkirauhanensalivary gland
French parotide, glande parotide
- parotidesalivary gland
- glande parotidesalivary gland
German Ohrspeicheldrüse
- Ohrspeicheldrüsesalivary gland
Hungarian fültőmirigy
- fültőmirigysalivary gland
Irish faireog pharóitideach, paróitid
- faireog pharóitideachsalivary gland
- paróitidsalivary gland
Italian ghiandola parotide
- ghiandola parotidesalivary gland
Japanese 耳下腺
- 耳下腺 (jikasen)salivary gland
Lithuanian paausinė liauka
- paausinė liaukasalivary gland
Portuguese glândula parótida, parótida
- glândula parótidasalivary gland
- parótidasalivary gland
Romanian glandă parotidă
- glandă parotidăsalivary gland
Spanish parótida
- parótidasalivary gland
Swedish öronspottkörtel
- öronspottkörtelsalivary gland
Cite this entry
APA
parotid gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid%20gland
MLA
“parotid gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parotid gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parotid%20gland.
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