Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
| Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
| Parotid gland structure | Is a | Major salivary gland structure | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Parotid gland structure | Part of | Entire mouth region | false | Additional relationship | Some | ||
| Parotid gland structure | Part of | Entire upper aerodigestive tract | false | Additional relationship | Some | ||
| Parotid gland structure | Is a | Parotid salivary apparatus | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
| Parotid gland structure | Laterality | Side | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
| Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
| Metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma to parotid gland (disorder) | Finding site | True | Parotid gland structure | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Metastatic carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma to parotid gland (disorder) | Finding site | True | Parotid gland structure | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Plain X-ray of parotid gland (procedure) | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | True | Parotid gland structure | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
| Sialendoscopic laser lithotripsy of calculus of parotid gland | Procedure site - Direct (attribute) | True | Parotid gland structure | Inferred relationship | Some | 2 |
| Aplasia of parotid gland | Finding site | True | Parotid gland structure | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 |
Reference Sets
Lateralizable body structure reference set (foundation metadata concept)
Anatomy structure and entire association reference set (foundation metadata concept)
Anatomy structure and part association reference set (foundation metadata concept)