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parotid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
parotid
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the parotid gland.

noun

The parotid gland.

Etymology

By surface analysis, para- + ot- + -id, literally “near the ear”.

Inflected Forms

parotids (plural)

Derived Forms

intraparotid subparotid temporoparotid transparotid tympanoparotid uveoparotid

Frequently Paired Words

parotic parotidectomy

Synonyms

parotoid

Rhymes With

spotted dotted potted carotid knotted besotted shotted unspotted unknotted proglottid undotted unpotted

Questions

What does parotid mean?
Relating to the parotid gland.
Where does parotid come from?
By surface analysis, para- + ot- + -id, literally “near the ear”.

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