Definition that contains parotid gland
- mumps an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
- parotid relating to or located near the parotid gland
- otic ganglion an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
- otoganglion an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
- parotitis inflammation of one or both parotid glands
- parotid vein parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
- epidemic parotitis an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands