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Definition of parotitis - 5 dictionary results

par⋅o⋅ti⋅tis

[par-uh-tahy-tis]
–noun Pathology.
1. inflammation of a parotid.
2. mumps.
Also, pa⋅rot⋅i⋅di⋅tis [puh-rot-i-dahy-tis] .


Origin:
1815–25; parot(id) + -itis
par·o·ti·tis   (pār'ə-tī'tĭs)   
n.  Inflammation of the parotid glands, as in mumps.
par'o·tit'ic (-tĭt'ĭk) adj.

Parotitis

Par`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands.

Epidemic, or Infectious, parotitis, mumps.

Main Entry: par·o·ti·tis
Pronunciation: -'tIt-&s
Function: noun
1 : inflammation and swelling of one or both parotid glandsor other salivary glands (as in mumps)
2 : MUMPS

parotitis par·o·ti·tis (pār'ə-tī'tĭs) or pa·rot·i·di·tis (pə-rŏt'ĭ-dī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the parotid glands, as in mumps.


par'o·tit'ic (-tĭt'ĭk) adj.

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