parotid gland

短语

n. 腮腺

词形变化

parotid glands 复数 parotid glands

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    腮腺

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

salivary gland

词源

From Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís, “(gland) behind the ear”), from παρά (pará, “behind”) + οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

来源：wiktionary