parotid gland

How to use parotid gland in a sentence

• As a matter of fact, the function of the parotid gland was not well understood at this time.

  Catholic Churchmen in Science | James J. Walsh

• The seat of the affection is the parotid gland which is located in front of and on a level with the ear.

  The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant Hague

• Sometimes abscess and gangrene of the inflamed parotid gland occur.

  The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) | Various

• Secondary infection of the parotid gland frequently occurs, and gives rise to a suppurative parotitis.

  Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

• Swelling of the parotid gland occasionally occurs in typhoid fever, but is much less common than in typhus.

  A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I | Various