title: Parotid lymph nodes
text: # Parotid lymph nodes
  
  Parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system.
  
  More specifically, it can refer to:
  
  * deep parotid lymph nodes
  * superficial parotid lymph nodes
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The word parotid comes from the Ancient Greek: πᾰρᾰ́ (pará, "beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to") + ὠτ- (ōt-, from οὖς oûs, "ear") + -id, thus "next to, near the ear".
  
  