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One of the glands which produces saliva, situated in the neck behind the joint of the jaw and ear.<\/p>\n

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Either of a pair of large salivary glands, located at the side of die face below and in front of the ear, that release saliva through the parotid ducts into the mouth.<\/p>\n

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One of two major salivary glands, located on either side of the mouth toward the back and under the rear of the jaw. (There are two other pairs of salivary glands called the sublinguals and submandibulars.) These glands produce a continuous flow of saliva into the mouth.<\/p>\n

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One of a pair of salivary glands situated in the mouth in front of each ear. The openings of the parotid ducts (Stensen’s ducts) are on the inner sides of the cheeks, opposite the second upper molar teeth.<\/p>\n

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One of the salivary glands. It is situated just in front of the ear, and its duct runs forwards across the cheek to open into the interior of the mouth on a little projection opposite the second last tooth of the upper row. The parotid gland is generally the first of the salivary glands to become enlarged in mumps.<\/p>\n

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The largest of the salivary glands, located below and in front of the ear. It is a compound tubuloacinous serous gland. Its secreting tubules and acini are long and branched, and it is enclosed in a sheath, the parotid fascia. Saliva lubricates food and makes it easier to taste, chew, and swallow.<\/p>\n

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The salivary gland positioned beneath and anterior to each ear is known as the submandibular gland.<\/p>\n

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Among the three pairs of salivary glands, the parotid glands hold the distinction of being the largest. Positioned on either side of the face, just above the jaw’s angle and in front of the ear, these glands release saliva into the mouth via a duct that opens within the inner cheek, aligning with the second molar tooth.<\/p>\n

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Various disorders can arise within the parotid glands, potentially impacting all salivary glands. These disorders encompass infections, abscesses (accumulations of pus), or calculi (stones). Among the conditions that directly affect these glands is mumps, inducing inflammation in one or both. Another is a type of benign tumor called pleomorphic adenoma, characterized by slow growth and painlessness, albeit with an infrequent risk of malignancy.<\/p>\n

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The salivary glands located in front of the ear. This gland is the one that swells, causing facial swelling in cases of mumps.<\/p>\n

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