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parotid duct (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term ductus parotideus (par)
Official term parotid duct (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U2313
Unit type pair
Materiality material
Navigation
Link to the unit parotid duct (pair)
Links of entity generic: parotid duct
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: mouth Short Extended
Level 3: glands of mouth (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 1: cardinal part of organ Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: segment of organ
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language
Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A parotid duct is a segment of parotid gland [segmentum glandulae parotideae ] which drains the secretion of the parotid gland into the oral cavity opposite to the second molar tooth.
Encyclopedic definition the duct that drains the parotid gland and empties into the oral cavity opposite the second superior molar
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U2275
digestive system SOS
TAH:U2276
mouth SOS
TAH:U2307
glands of mouth (pair) VOS
TAH:U2308
major salivary glands (pair) VOV
TAH:U2309
parotid gland (pair) UOV
TAH:U2313 parotid duct (pair) UOU
Taxonomy
Date: 20.11.2025