parotid gland

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   a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear

   Broadersalivary gland

Questions about parotid gland

What does parotid gland mean?

parotid gland means "a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear".

Is parotid gland a common word?

parotid gland is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.