| Parotid lymph nodes | |
| Latin: | nodi lymphoidei parotidei |
Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system.
More specifically, it can refer to:
The word parotid comes from the Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: πᾰρᾰ́ (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: pará, "beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to") + Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ὠτ- (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ōt-, from Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: οὖς Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: oûs, "ear") + -id, thus "next to, near the ear".