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Tissues > Exocrine Glands > Salivary Glands > Parotid Gland
Stomatognathic System > Mouth > Salivary Glands > Parotid Gland
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Mouth > Salivary Glands > Parotid Gland
Digestive System > Gastrointestinal Tract > Mouth > Salivary Glands > Parotid Gland

Preferred term

Parotid Gland  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • inflammation = PAROTITIS

Scope note

  • The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately below and in front of the EAR.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010306

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