saliva-secreting gland
major salivary gland
parotid gland
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glandula parotidea
The mouse parotid, exorbital lacrimal gland and exocrine pancreas have similar histological appearances[ISBN:0123813611]
uberon
parotid
EV:0100060
UBERON:0001831
The most common oral glands in mammals are the salivary glands. There are usually three primary pairs of salivary glands, named for their approximate positions: mandibular (submandibular or submaxillary), sublingual, and parotid.[well established][VHOG]
UMLS:C0030580
BTO:0001004
EMAPA:18537
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].
VHOG:0000308
AAO:0010095
galen:ParotidGland
EFO:0002558
MESH:D010306
FMA:59790
GAID:938
CALOHA:TS-0748
A mammalian salivary gland located caudal to the ear. [Bemis_WE, Functional_Anatomy_of_the_Vertebrates:_An_Evolutionary_Perspective, Glossary_G-22, Grande_L, Liem_KF, Third_Edition_(2001)_Orlando_Fla.:_Harcourt_College_Publishers, Walker_WF][VHOG]
OpenCyc:Mx4rvqwyg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
NCIT:C12427
MA:0001585
exocrine gland
structure with developmental contribution from neural crest