accessory parotid gland

ac·ces·so·ry pa·rot·id gland

[TA] an occasional islet of parotid tissue separate from the mass of the gland, lying anteriorly just above the commencement of the parotid duct. Synonym(s): glandula parotidea accessoria [TA], admaxillary gland, glandula parotis accessoria, socia parotidis

ac·ces·so·ry pa·rot·id gland

(ak-sesŏr-ē pă-rotid gland) [TA] Occasional islet of parotid tissue separate from the mass of the gland, lying anteriorly just above the commencement of the parotid duct.