‖ parotis
(pəˈrəʊtɪs)
usually in pl. parotides (pəˈrəʊtɪdiːz).
[L., a. Gr. παρωτίς, παρωτιδ-, f. παρ(α- para-1 1 beside + οὖς, ὠτ- ear: see -id.]
1. The parotid gland.
| 1615 H. Crooke Body of Man 823 Vnder the eares and behind them there are many glandules called Parotides. 1747 tr. Astruc's Fevers 246 When the parotis begins to suppurate, let the suppuration continue for some time. |
† 2. A parotid tumour. Obs.
| 1693 tr. Blancard's Phys. Dict. (ed. 2), Parotides,..also a preternatural Swelling of those Glandules. 1720 Quincy tr. Hodges' Loimologia 148 Deafness joined with Drowsiness were signs the Parotides would soon appear. 1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius II. 25 (Jod.) The hard dry parotides induced mortification. 1893 Syd. Soc. Lex., Parotis,..Also, an old term for a swelling of the parotid gland. |