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parotid vein

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parotid vein

noun
parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein 
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parotid vein n.
Any of the parotid branches of the facial vein that drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein.

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