parotitis (redirected from Viral parotitis)

parotitis /par·oti·tis/ (par″o-ti´tis) inflammation of the parotid gland.

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epidemic parotitis  mumps.

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par·o·ti·tis (pr-tts) or pa·rot·i·di·tis (p-rt-dts)

n.

Inflammation of the parotid glands, as in mumps.

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paro·titic (-ttk) adj.

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Parotitis

Inflammation and swelling of the salivary glands.

Mentioned in: Mumps

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parotitis

[per′ətī′tis]

Etymology: Gk, para + ous, ear, itis, inflammation

inflammation or infection of one or both parotid salivary glands. See also mumps.

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parotitis (per´tī´tis),

n inflammation of the parotid gland. See also mumps.

parotitis, endemic,

n an acute viral infection characterized by unilateral or bilateral swelling of the salivary glands, especially the parotid.

parotitis, epidemic,

n See parotitis, endemic.

parotitis, infectious,

n See parotitis, endemic.

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parotiditis, parotitis

inflammation of the parotid gland.

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contagious parotiditis, epidemic parotiditis

mumps; an acute, communicable viral disease of humans involving chiefly the parotid gland, but frequently affecting other oral glands or the pancreas or gonads. There are sporadic reports of the infection occurring in dogs.

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parotitis

ENT Inflammation of the parotid glands, a finding characteristic of mumps. See Mumps.