parotic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə rōtik, -rotik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pa•ro•tic  (pə rōtik, -rotik),USA pronunciation adj. [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologysituated about or near the ear.
  • Greek par- par- + ōtikós of the ear; see oto-, ic
  • Neo-Latin parōticus
  • 1855–60


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