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Parotid gland

The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears. They are the largest of the salivary glands. Each parotid is wrapped around the mandibular ramus, and secretes serous saliva through the parotid duct into the mouth, to facilitate mastication…

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FMA
59790
Latin
glandula parotidea
MeSH
D010306
Part of
Salivary glands
System
Digestive system
TA2
2800

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Parotid gland

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples71
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
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Parotid gland

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related to Relations · 11
Parotid gland → Anteromedial, Branches, C2, C3, CN VII, Hence, Medial, Nerves, Posteromedial, Superficial, The
related to Parotitis · 10
Parotid gland → Apart, Inflammation, Mikulicz, Parotid, Sjögren's, Swelling, The, These, Widespread, With
related to Cancer and tumours · 9
Parotid gland → About, Around, CN VII, Critically, Metastasis, Other, The, Their, Warthin
related to Surgery · 6
Parotid gland → After, Frey's, Operative, Surgical, This, Thus
related to Development · 5
Parotid gland → Again, Later, Secretion, The, These
related to Salivary stones · 4
Parotid gland → In, Salivary, Surgery, The
related to Mycobacterial infection · 3
Parotid gland → Acute, The, Two
related to Salivary testing · 3
Parotid gland → Assess, Salivary, This
is a · 2
Parotid gland → largest, major salivary gland in many animals
related to Additional images · 2
Parotid gland → Mandibular, Parotid

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Parotid glandFMA597901.00infobox
Parotid glandLatinglandula parotidea1.00infobox
Parotid glandMeSHD0103061.00infobox
Parotid glandPart ofSalivary glands1.00infobox
Parotid glandSystemDigestive system1.00infobox
Parotid glandTA228001.00infobox
Parotid glandTA98A05.1.02.0031.00infobox
Parotid glandis amajor salivary gland in many animals0.90text
Parotid glandis alargest0.90text
Parotid glandrelated to Additional imagesParotid0.60section
Parotid glandrelated to Additional imagesMandibular0.60section
Parotid glandrelated to Cancer and tumoursAbout0.60section

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