parotis

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English

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Noun

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parotis

  1. The parotid gland.

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís).

Noun

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parōtis f (genitive parōtidis); third declension

  1. A tumour near the ear

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

References

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  • parotis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parotis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.