NOUN
- a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear
How To Use parotid gland In A Sentence
- The parotid cancer was diagnosed after the former Padres star had a third round of surgery since 1997 to remove a tumor on the parotid gland. Tony Gwynn Has Cancer: Report
- A case has been reported of displacement of the parotid gland on one side, with the entire gland being located on the masseter muscle.
- Objective To compare the application of transmaxillary approach and parotid gland infratemporal fossa approach to full and safe resection of skull base tumor.
- Objective To study the clinical value of parotid gland hemangioma operation in infant.
- Botulinum toxin type A can be injected into the submandibular gland (below the floor of the mouth) and the parotid gland (behind the jaw). Salivary Gland Botulinin Toxin Type A Injection
- Parotid glands, which are opposite the front lower molars, nearly parallel to the ear lobes, secrete a thin, watery substance that is rich in antibacterial proteins and compounds that help remineralize the teeth.
- You can also soothe your child's swollen parotid glands with either warm or cold packs.
- Alpha-amylase is secreted into saliva by the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands. NIH Finds Stress May Delay Women Getting Pregnant
- This compress should be large enough to cover the whole of the throat and part of the chest; it should closely fit to the jaw, and reach as far up as the ear to protect the submaxillary and parotid glands located there. Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms
- And then this virus likes to go to the parotid glands, those salivary glands right before the ear, and you begin to get a little pain in your ear and then it swells and that's the mump. CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2006
