Defn: Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.
PAROSTOTIC
Par`os*tot"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to parostosis.
PAROTIC
Pa*rot"ic, a. Etym: [See Parotid.] (Anat.)
Defn: On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.
Parotic region (Zoöl.), the space around the ears.
PAROTID Pa*rot"id, a. Etym: [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. 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.
PAROTID
Pa*rot"id, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The parotid gland.
PAROTITIS
Par`o*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the parotid glands. Epidemic, or Infectious, parotitis, mumps.