parotid gland

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís, “(gland) behind the ear”) (stem παρωτιδ- (parotis)), from παρά (pará, “behind”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”) (stem ὠτ- (ōt-)).

Noun

parotid gland (plural parotid glands)

(anatomy) Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.

Derived terms

parotitis

Translations

salivary gland

Chinese:
Mandarin: 腮腺 (zh) (sāixiàn)
Czech: příušní žláza f, příušnice (cs) f
Finnish: korvasylkirauhanen
French: parotide (fr) f, glande parotide (fr) f
German: Ohrspeicheldrüse (de) f
Hungarian: fültőmirigy (hu)
Irish: faireog pharóitideach f, paróitid f
Italian: ghiandola parotide f
Japanese: 耳下腺 (じかせん, jikasen)
Lithuanian: paausinė liauka f
Ottoman Turkish: طوق‎ (tok)
Portuguese: glândula parótida f, parótida f
Romanian: glandă parotidă (ro) f
Spanish: parótida (es) f
Swedish: öronspottkörtel (sv) c

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