parotid lymph nodes parotid lymph nodes parotid lymph nodes are lymph nodes found near the parotid gland in the immune system. parotid lymph nodes{{plainlist 1: submental lymph nodes 2: submandibular lymph nodes 3: supraclavicular lymph nodes 4: retropharyngeal lymph nodes 5: buccinator lymph node 6: superficial cervical lymph nodes 7: jugular lymph nodes 8: parotid lymph nodes 9: retroauricular lymph nodes & occipital lymph nodes}} detailssystemlymphatic systemidentifierslatinnodi lymphoidei parotideianatomical terminology 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".