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parotid duct

duct that saliva takes from the parotid gland into the mouth
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parotid duct

Summary

parotid duct is a duct of salivary gland[1]. It draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (duct_of_salivary_gland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • parotid duct's instance of is recorded as duct of salivary gland[3].
  • parotid duct's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • Nicolas Steno is named after parotid duct[5].
  • parotid duct is a type of Segment of parotid gland[6].
  • parotid duct is a type of particular anatomical entity[7].
  • parotid duct's Commons category is recorded as Parotid ducts[8].
  • parotid duct's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include duct of salivary gland[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include Segment of parotid gland[6] and particular anatomical entity[7].

Origins

Nicolas Steno is named after parotid duct[5].

Why It Matters

parotid duct draws 275 Wikipedia views per month (duct_of_salivary_gland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Nicolas Steno

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)
    Instance of → duct of salivary gland, class of anatomical entity
    Named after → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Sobo 1906 358.png, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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