See Also: accessory parotid gland(medicine)
Parotid gland(medicine)
parotid gland mass(medicine)
fibrous capsule of parotid gland(medicine)
retromandibular process of parotid gland(medicine)
superficial part of parotid gland(medicine)
deep part of parotid gland(medicine)
accessory gland(medicine)
accessory thyroid gland(medicine)
accessory portion of spinal accessory nerve(medicine)

accessory parotid gland (medicine)


accessory parotid gland


An occasional islet of parotid tissue separate from the mass of the gland, lying anteriorly just above the commencement of the parotid duct.

Synonym: glandula parotidea accessoria, admaxillary gland, glandula parotis accessoria, socia parotidis.