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Noun: parotid vein
  1. Parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
    "The parotid vein helps remove deoxygenated blood from the largest salivary gland"

Derived forms: parotid veins

Type of: vein, vena, venous blood vessel