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Meaning of "parotid gland"

The parotid gland is a salivary gland located near the ear on each side of the face. It is the largest of the salivary glands and plays a crucial role in producing saliva, which aids in the digestion of food. The parotid gland also contributes to maintaining oral health and hygiene
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  • Either of a pair of salivary glands located in front of and below each ear in humans.

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Removal of the parotid gland is called parotidectomy.
Pneumoparotitis is a rare cause of parotid gland edema.
The parotid gland is usually swollen and tender.
Sounds like a tumour in the parotid gland.
Well as the parotid gland removed.
It most commonly occurs in the parotid gland.
The parotid gland is the largest of the three.
It seems to affect especially the parotid gland.
The involved parotid gland is enlarged and tender at times.
It is most often found in the parotid gland.
The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals.
It ends in the thickness of the parotid gland.
The parotid gland is the main site of salivary gland tumors.
You have an infected parotid gland.
My parotid gland hurts.

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Secreted from the parotid gland.
The parotid gland is a large gland located before the ear.
They occur most often in the parotid gland.
This explains why the parotid gland contains lymphoid tissue.
Most of these tumors occur in the parotid gland.
A parotid gland is placed.
Surgery is the primary treatment for a parotid gland tumor.
See if a growth in the parotid gland is a benign tumour or may be cancer.
Nodes located on the superficial surface of the parotid gland.
A parotid gland is located in front of and slightly below each ear.
Parotidectomy means the removal of part of the parotid gland.
A parotid gland tumor is generally diagnosed by a doctor during a physical exam.
A total parotidectomy requires removal of the entire parotid gland.
An enlarged parotid gland can be easier felt when one clenches their teeth.
Most salivary gland tumors are benign and occur in parotid gland.
The swelling of the parotid gland is present on the third day of the illness.
A warm flannel held versus an uncomfortable parotid gland can be calming.
Benign lesions of the parotid gland have a significantly higher incidence than malignant lesions.
A warm flannel held against a painful parotid gland can be soothing.
Most often the parotid gland can be removed without damage to the facial nerve.
Freys syndrome may occur as a complication following parotid gland surgery.
Below this point is the parotid gland and the origin of the masseter muscle.
The glossopharyngeal nerve also provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland.
The facial nerve will split the parotid gland into two main lobes.
And fibers from the ninth cranial nerve go to the parotid gland.
Several lymph nodes reside within the parotid gland as a superficial and deep group of nodes.
Two cases were idiopathic and the third was due to a tumour of the parotid gland.
The parotid gland and external auditory canal drain to both the superficial and deep nodes.
We report a case of recurrent sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland without metastases.
The Parotid gland is located in front of the ear.
It conducts sympathetic fibers to the scalp and parasympathetic fibers to the parotid gland.
Primary parotid gland lymphoma is a small subset of head and neck NHL.
A manifestation of sarcoidosis marked by chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and the uvea.
O Parotid gland tumor.
Vilanova is more than two years struggling with tumors of the parotid gland.

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