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Definition of Parotids
1. parotid [n] - See also: parotid
Medical Definition of Parotids
1. Salivary glands situated in front of the ears. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parotids
Literary usage of Parotids
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children by David Francis Condie (1868)
"Inflammation of the parotids. — Humps. It is usually preceded by more or less
chilliness, ... The inflammation frequently extends from the parotids to the ..."
2. Pain: Its Origin, Conduction, Perception and Diagnostic Significance by Richard Joseph Behan (1914)
"Relationship of Ovaries and parotids.—Swelling of the ovary, and pain in the
ovarian region, are common in parotitis. Likewise, in cases of swelling and ..."
3. Epidemic Meningitis, Or Cerebro-spinal Meningitis by Alfred Stillé (1867)
"Jenks saw "swelling of the cervical and submaxillary glands in one fatal case."
For ourselves, we met with two or three cases of suppurating parotids in the ..."
4. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1832)
"There have since been others related which I cannot doubt are of the same nature,
although by some they are considered as suppuration of the parotids, ..."
5. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1868)
"The submaxillary glands are almost as large as the parotids in the Paca ...
In the Hamster the parotids are elongate, narrow, and applied, ..."
6. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1868)
"The submaxillary glands are almost as large as the parotids in the Paca ...
In the Hamster the parotids are elongate, narrow, and applied, ..."
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