1) Surgery on a certain gland 2) Surgical removal procedure 
A parotidectomy is the surgical excision (removal) of the parotid gland, the major and largest of the salivary glands. The procedure is most typically performed due to neoplasms (tumors), which are growths of rapidly and abnormally dividing cells. Neoplasms can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). The majority of parotid gland tumor...
<procedure> Surgical removal of the parotid gland. ... Origin: parotid + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(pә-rot″ĭ-dek´tә-me) excision of a parotid gland.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pă-rot′i-dek′tŏ-mē Definitions: 1. Surgical removal of the parotid gland.