Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PA-ROT'ID
PAR'O-QUET, or PAR'O-KETPA-RO'TIS
PA-ROT'ID, a. [Gr. παρα, near, and ους, ωτα, ear.]
Pertaining to or denoting certain glands below and before the ears, or near the articulation of the lower jaw. The parotid glands secrete a portion of the saliva. – Parr. Coxe. Grew.
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