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单词 parotic
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parotic

[ puh-roh-tik, -rot-ik ]
/ pəˈroʊ tɪk, -ˈrɒt ɪk /

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

situated about or near the ear.

Origin of parotic

1855–60; <New Latin parōticus <Greek par- par- + ōtikós “of the ear”; see oto-, -ic

Words nearby parotic

parore, parorexia, Paros, parosmia, parosteosis, parotic, parotid, parotid duct, parotidectomy, parotid gland, parotid notch
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Example sentences from the Web for parotic

  • Parotidī′tis, Parotī′tis, inflammation of the parotic gland.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
  • The cranium is strongly ossified, and there are no parotic processes or interparietal foramen.

    The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for parotic

parotic
/ (pəˈrɒtɪk) /

adjective

situated near the ear

Word Origin for parotic

C19: from New Latin paroticus, from Greek para- 1 (near) + -oticus, from ous ear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for parotic

parotic
[ pə-rŏtĭk ]

adj.

Near or beside the ear.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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