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parotis

parotis noun: the parotid gland.

Noun

parotis (plural parotides)

  1. The parotid gland.

Forms of parotis

pluralparotides

Questions about parotis

What does parotis mean?
Parotis means the parotid gland.
What part of speech is parotis?
Parotis is a noun.
What is the plural of parotis?
The plural of parotis is parotides.

Words near parotis in the dictionary

  1. parotides
  2. parotiditis
  3. parotidoauricularis
  4. parotidomegaly
  5. parotids
  6. parotis
  7. parotitic
  8. parotitides
  9. parotitis
  10. parotoid
  11. parotoid gland

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