Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.)
   The parotid gland.

Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; ? beside,
   near + ?, ?, the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.)
   (a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the
       salivary gland near the ear.
   (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid
       gland.

   {Parotid gland} (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated
      just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of
      the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the
      interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the
      upper jaw.

Source : WordNet®

parotid
     adj : relating to or located near the parotid gland