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parotid gland
parotid glandn. Either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear.
[New Latin parōtis, parōtid-, from Latin, tumor near the ear, from Greek : para-, beside; see para-1 + ous, ōt-, ear; see ous- in Indo-European roots.]parotid gland n (Anatomy) a large salivary gland, in man situated in front of and below each ear Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  parotid gland - a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each earsalivary gland - any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion |
Translationsglândula parótidaparótida
parotid gland
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. parotid gland
pa·rot·id gland [TA] the largest of the salivary glands, one of the bilateral compound acinous glands situated in the parotid bed, inferior and anterior to the ear, on either side, extending from the angle of the jaw inferiorly, to the zygomatic arch superiorly, posteriorly to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and medially into the infratemporal fossa, deep to the ramus of the mandible; it is subdivided into a superficial part (pars superficialis) and a deep part (pars profunda) by emerging branches of the facial nerve, and discharges in seromucous saliva through the parotid duct. Synonym(s): glandula parotidea [TA], external salivary gland, glandula parotisparotid glandn. Either of the pair of salivary glands situated below and in front of each ear.pa·rot·id gland (pă-rot'id gland) [TA] The largest of the salivary glands, one of two compound acinous glands situated inferior and anterior to the ear, on either side, extending from the angle of the jaw to the zygomatic arch and posteriorly to the sternocleidomastoid muscle; it is subdivided into a superficial part and a deep part by emerging branches of the facial nerve, and discharges through the parotid duct. parotid gland one of a pair of salivary glands situated behind the cheek, just in front of the ear, having a duct into the back of the mouth.Parotid glandThe salivary gland that lies below and in front of each ear.Mentioned in: Salivary Gland Scanpa·rot·id gland (pă-rot'id gland) [TA] Largest of salivary glands, one of the bilateral compound acinous glands situated in the parotid bed, inferior and anterior to the ear, on either side, extending from angle of jaw inferiorly, to zygomatic arch superiorly, posteriorly to sternocleidomastoid muscle, and medially into infratemporal fossa, deep to ramus of mandible.
Synonym(s): external salivary gland. parotid gland
Related to parotid gland: submandibular glandWords related to parotid glandnoun a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime salivaRelated Words |