Term: parotid vein: parotid branches of the facial vein; they drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: constantinople: the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: perpetual motion: motion that continues indefinitely without any external source of energy; impossible in practice because of friction
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: high altar: the main altar in a church
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: neutering: the sterilization of an animal
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: villager: one who has lived in a village most of their life
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: symphony orchestra: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: quark cheese: fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: cystic fibrosis: the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: napalm: gasoline jelled with aluminum soaps; highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs and flamethrowers
Broader: vein: a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart | Unrelated: midrib: the vein in the center of a leaf