a swelling of the glands of the neck

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• Head and neck anatomy — focuses on the structures of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat. It is an area frequently studied in depth by surgeons, dentists, dental… …   Wikipedia

• Head and neck cancer — ] Smokeless tobacco is an etiologic agent for oral and pharyngeal cancers. [cite journal |author=Winn D |title=Smokeless tobacco and aerodigestive tract cancers: recent research directions |journal=Adv Exp Med Biol |volume=320 |issue=… …   Wikipedia

• Ranula — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = PAGENAME ICD10 = ICD10|K|11|6|k|00 ICD9 = ICD9|527.6 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001639 eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 648 DiseasesDB = 31432 MeshID = D011900 A ranula is a type of mucocele found on …   Wikipedia

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• gland — I. noun Etymology: French glande, from Old French, glandular swelling on the neck, gland, ultimately from Latin gland , glans acorn; akin to Greek balanos acorn Date: 1692 1. a. a specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… …   Medical dictionary

• Breast — The breast refers to the front of the chest or, more specifically, to the mammary gland. The mammary gland is a milk producing gland. It is composed largely of fat. Within the mammary gland is a complex network of branching ducts. These ducts… …   Medical dictionary

• Crocodilian armor — The crocodile exoskeleton consists of the protective dermal and epidermal components of the integumentary system in animals of the order Crocodilia. It is a form of armour. Contents 1 Structure and anatomy 2 Histology of the integument 3 …   Wikipedia

• complications —    the swelling of an adult s testicles during mumps    This symptom, additional in some cases to swollen glands in the neck, is very painful and may lead to infertility:     Measles without complications at nine and mumps when he was too young… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium