Parotitis is an inflammation of the parotid glands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference

McCain looks to have a parotid tumor on the left side.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain "Bitch" Video Sparks War Between McCain Campaign And CNN] Reference

Sometimes abscess and gangrene of the inflamed parotid gland occur.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)] Reference

The parotid is situated on the side of the face in front of the ear.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Practical Physiology] Reference

You also get the sort of swollen parotid glands, these glands back here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 26, 2006] Reference

The parts endangered in surgical operations on the parotid and submaxillary glands, &c.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Anatomy] Reference

On the fifth day the ulcerating gland burst outside and the parotid gland became relieved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms] Reference

It is very obvious to see, to those of us who have seen patients with similar parotid tumors.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain "Bitch" Video Sparks War Between McCain Campaign And CNN] Reference

OT, but watching that video it struck me that McCain may have a tumor in his left parotid gland.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain "Bitch" Video Sparks War Between McCain Campaign And CNN] Reference

What happens here is the parotid gland is removed, and a lot of the soft tissue is removed as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2008] Reference

The seat of the affection is the parotid gland which is located in front of and on a level with the ear.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference

Can you please provide the citation for your assertion that his lymph nodes/parotid gland were negative?.    From Wordnik.com.  [MSNBC Refusing To Run Outside Group's Ad Questioning McCain's Health] Reference

It comprehended one of the parotid glands, and I had to divide the trunk of the carotid artery and jugular vein.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure] Reference

Many of you asked specifically about the senator's left side of his face and his parotid gland more specifically.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2008] Reference

According to medical experts, the parotid gland, situated just in front of the ear, is usually primarily affected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nursing Care Tips for a Person Suffering from Mumps] Reference

The mumps virus usually causes swelling in the salivary or parotid glands, just below the ear, lasting for seven days.    From Wordnik.com.  [MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine] Reference

Also the parotid gland on the same side became seriously affected, swoll considerably and looked as if the ear might be endangered.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms] Reference

When the parotid glands, either one or both, are inflamed, the testicles or ovaries are also liable to be attacked by inflammation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Woman Her Sex and Love Life] Reference

Botulinum toxin type A can be injected into the submandibular gland (below the floor of the mouth) and the parotid gland (behind the jaw).    From Wordnik.com.  [Salivary Gland Botulinin Toxin Type A Injection] Reference

According to reports, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his left parotid.    From Wordnik.com.  [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference

Alpha-amylase is secreted into saliva by the parotid gland, the largest of the salivary glands.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases] Reference

Several lymph glands -- pre-auricular -- lie inside the capsule of the parotid just in front of the ear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

Ninety percent of stones develop in the submandibular glands, and the other 10 percent develop in the parotid glands.    From Wordnik.com.  [KTBS.com - Local News] Reference

A parotid fistula, although it may continue to discharge for weeks, or even for months, usually closes spontaneously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.] Reference

If you've used your cell phone regularly for five years, your chance of having a parotid tumor is increased by 34 percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [MySyndicaat Feedbot: RobinGood_CommunicationAgents radar] Reference