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Parotid lymph nodes
Parotid lymph nodes
	{{Plainlist 1: Submental lymph nodes; 2: Submandibular lymph nodes; 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes; 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes; 5: Buccinator lymph node; 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes; 7: Jugular lymph nodes; 8: Parotid lymph nodes; 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes and occipital lymph nodes}};
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei parotidei
	Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system.

More specifically, it can refer to:

Etymology edit

The word parotid comes from the Ancient Greek: πᾰρᾰ́ (pará, "beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to") + ὠτ- (ōt-, from οὖς oûs, "ear") + -id, thus "next to, near the ear".

External links edit

http://patient.info/health/non-hodgkins-lymphoma-leaflet
http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics

Parotid lymph nodes
{{Plainlist 1: Submental lymph nodes 2: Submandibular lymph nodes 3: Supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: Retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: Buccinator lymph node 6: Superficial cervical lymph nodes 7: Jugular lymph nodes 8: Parotid lymph nodes 9: Retroauricular lymph nodes and occipital lymph nodes}}
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei parotidei
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

Summary

Etymology edit

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