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MeSH Heading: Parotid Gland
Tree Number(s): A03.556.500.760.464; A10.336.779.464; A14.549.760.464
Unique ID: D010306
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010306
Annotation: inflammation = PAROTITIS
Scope Note: The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately below and in front of the EAR.
NLM Classification #: WI 230
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Parotid Gland MeSH Descriptor Data 2025