PARO'TIS, noun [Gr. See Parotid.]
1. The parotid gland; a secreting salivary conglomerate gland below and before the ear.
2. An inflammation or abscess of the parotid gland.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.