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Parotid lymph nodes

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Parotid lymph nodes
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei parotidei
Anatomical terminology

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

More specifically, it can refer to:

Etymology

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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".

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