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parotid gland
(redirected from Parotid salivary gland)

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parotid gland
a large salivary gland, in man situated in front of and below each ear

parotid gland [pə′räd·əd ′gland]
(anatomy)
The salivary gland in front of and below the external ear; the largest salivary gland in humans; a compound racemose serous gland that communicates with the mouth by Steno's duct.


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Here you should be able to feel the submandibular lymph nodes and parotid salivary gland.
Sarcoidosis is confined to the parotid salivary glands in as many as 6% of patients.
Ruptures in the sublingual salivary gland duct in dogs are most commonly associated with the formation of sialoceles; however, ruptures of the mandibular and parotid salivary gland ducts have also been reported.
 
 
 
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