PAROTID APONEUROSIS
\pˈaɹətˌɪd ɐpˌə͡ʊnjuːɹˈə͡ʊsɪs], \pˈaɹətˌɪd ɐpˌəʊnjuːɹˈəʊsɪs], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_d ɐ_p_ˌəʊ_n_j_uː_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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A sheath of great thickness, continuous, below, with the cervical fascia. It forms a framework to the parotid by means of fibrous prolongations from its deep surface. Its density accounts for the pain of parotitis, and for the difficulty with which pus makes its way to the surface.
By Robley Dunglison
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