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PAROTID GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parotid gland mean?
• PAROTID GLAND (noun)
The noun PAROTID GLAND has 1 sense:
1. a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear
Familiarity information: PAROTID GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("parotid gland" is a kind of...):
salivary gland (any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
Context examples
A carcinoma that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An aggressive carcinoma that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenocarcinoma that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the parotid gland and is often associated with Sjogren syndrome.
(Parotid Gland Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland located in front of and just below the ear).
(Parotidectomy, NCI Dictionary)
A carcinoma that arises from the parotid gland and is characterized by the presence of undifferentiated, anaplastic malignant epithelial cells.
(Parotid Gland Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, slow-growing tumor that arises from the parotid gland.
(Parotid Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include swollen and tender parotid glands, fever, muscle aches and fatigue.
(Mumps, NCI Thesaurus)
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