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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
anterior buccal gland 
exocrine pancreas +  
gustatory gland 
molar gland 
parotid gland +  
The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands. It is found wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and it secretes saliva through Stensen's duct into the oral cavity, to facilitate mastication and swallowing. [WP,unvetted].
serous acinus +  
sublingual gland +  
submandibular gland +  
zygomatic gland 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: parotid
Related Synonyms: glandula parotidea
Xrefs: AAO:0010095 ;   BTO:0001004 ;   CALOHA:TS-0748 ;   EFO:0002558 ;   EMAPA:18537 ;   EV:0100060 ;   FMA:59790 ;   GAID:938 ;   MA:0001585 ;   MESH:D010306
Definition Sources: Wikipedia:Parotid_gland

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