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PAROTID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or located near the parotid gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

parotid gland (a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear)

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 Context examples: 

A benign, slow-growing tumor that arises from the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the parotid gland and is often associated with Sjogren syndrome.

(Parotid Gland Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that arises from the parotid gland and is characterized by the presence of undifferentiated, anaplastic malignant epithelial cells.

(Parotid Gland Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that arises from the parotid gland.

(Parotid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery involving partial excision of the parotid gland.

(Partial Parotidectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgery involving complete excision of the parotid gland.

(Complete Parotidectomy, NCI Thesaurus)

It most often occurs in the parotid gland and less often in the submandibular gland and minor salivary gland.

(Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the parotid gland.

(Benign Parotid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)