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parotid glands

parotid glands is the plural of parotid gland.

Meaning of parotid gland

Noun

parotid gland (plural parotid glands)

  1. Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.

Questions about parotid glands

What is parotid glands the plural of?
Parotid glands is the plural of parotid gland.

Words near parotid glands in the dictionary

  1. parotia
  2. parotias
  3. parotic
  4. parotid
  5. parotid gland
  6. parotid glands
  7. parotidean
  8. parotidectomies
  9. parotidectomy
  10. parotideomasseteric
  11. parotides

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