parotid (redirected from Parotid glands)

parotid /pa·rot·id/ (pah-rot´id) near the ear.

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pa·rot·id (p-rtd)

adj.

1. Situated near the ear.

2. Of or relating to a parotid gland.

n.

A parotid gland.

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parotid

[pərot′id]

Etymology: Gk, para + ous, ear

near the ear.

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parotid

near the ear.

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parotid adenitis

inflammation of the parotid gland characterized by regional swelling, pain and heat.

parotid duct

see parotid glands (below).

parotid duct transposition

a surgical procedure in which the parotid duct is redirected so that it discharges into the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac. Used in the treatment of keratoconjunctivitis sicca.

parotid glands

the largest of the main pairs of salivary glands, located on either side of the head, just behind the jaw and below the ears. From each gland a duct, the parotid duct, runs forward across the cheek (carnivores and small ruminants) or runs on the inside of the jaw to wind around the ventral border of the jaw to the cheek (pig, horse and ox) and opens on the inside surface of the cheek generally opposite the upper molars, the precise location depending on the species.

parotid region

the region below the ear.