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Inflammation of salivary gland?
sialadenitis
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of a gland?
Dacryoadenitis means inflammation of the tear gland.
What is the smallest salivary gland?
It's the sublingual salivary gland.
What does adenoitis mean?
Simply "inflammation of a gland". "Aden" is latin for gland. It might refer to an inflamed salivary gland, thymus, thyroid... whatever. It is nonspecific that way, in the same way that "myositis" refers to an inflammation in any muscle, and "neuritis" in any nerve.
What causes sublinguitis?
Sublinguitis is inflammation in the sublingual gland. It can be caused by mumps, a stone in the salivary duct, tumors, and bacterial parotitis.
What is called the inflammation of a gland?
The inflammation of a gland is called "adenitis." This condition can occur in various glands throughout the body, such as lymph nodes or salivary glands, and is often caused by infections, autoimmune diseases, or other underlying health issues. Symptoms may include swelling, pain, and tenderness in the affected area. Treatment typically focuses on addressing the underlying cause of the inflammation.
What salivary gland is the largest?
The largest salivary gland is parotid
What three structures pass through the salivary gland?
The duct of the salivary gland, the facial nerve, and the lingual nerve pass through the salivary gland.
Swelling of the parotid gland?
The most common cause of a salivary gland lump is mumps, which usually affects children and typically causes painful swellings on both sides of the face. However there are many other causes of swelling in the salivary glands, for example salivary gland infection, salivary gland cancer, systemic diseases and drugs.The main clinical feature of salivary gland cancer is swelling in the salivary gland region though it does not exactly indicate that you have cancer as most salivary gland tumors are benign.Read more about salivary gland cancer herehttp://www.intelligentdental.com/2009/11/25/how-to-prevent-salivary-gland-cancer/
Why are salivary gland scans performed?
A salivary gland scan is done to help diagnose the cause of dry mouth. It is a test that is done when Sjogren's syndrome, salivary duct obstruction, asymmetric hypertrophy, or growths such as Warthin's tumors are suspected.
What is the medical term meaning salivary gland scan?
A salivary gland scan, also called a parotid gland scan
What is an example of an exocrine gland?
The salivary gland.
