parotid gland
noun
: a serous salivary gland situated on each side of the face below and in front of the ear
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About 19% of salivary stones form in the parotid glands.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024
In this disorder, nerves regenerate after damage to either of the large saliva glands that sit on either side of the face, just in front of the ears, called the parotid glands.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Anatomy quirk Seven years before that doctor's appointment, the woman had undergone surgery to remove the parotid gland on that side of her face due to the growth of a benign tumor.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Mumps symptoms include discomfort and swelling of the salivary glands in the front of the neck or the parotid glands in front of the ears.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019
Grunewald had surgery for the first time in her life, in which doctors removed the tumor in her parotid gland.
—Samantha Bresnahan, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
Mumps can cause serious complications Mumps is a viral illness that affects the saliva-producing glands (called the parotid glands) in the face and neck.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 7 Mar. 2018
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Dec. 2024
In this disorder, nerves regenerate after damage to either of the large saliva glands that sit on either side of the face, just in front of the ears, called the parotid glands.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Anatomy quirk Seven years before that doctor's appointment, the woman had undergone surgery to remove the parotid gland on that side of her face due to the growth of a benign tumor.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Mumps symptoms include discomfort and swelling of the salivary glands in the front of the neck or the parotid glands in front of the ears.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2019
Grunewald had surgery for the first time in her life, in which doctors removed the tumor in her parotid gland.
—Samantha Bresnahan, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
Mumps can cause serious complications Mumps is a viral illness that affects the saliva-producing glands (called the parotid glands) in the face and neck.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health.com, 7 Mar. 2018
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