parotiditis

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parotiditis /pa·rot·i·di·tis/ (pah-rot″ĭ-di´tis) parotitis.

parotitis [par″o-ti´tis]

inflammation of the parotid gland.

contagious parotitis (epidemic parotitis) mumps.

parotiditis, parotitis

inflammation of the parotid gland.

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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mumps parotitis salivary gland sialadenitis			It is our opinion that the patient was successfully treated for S aureus bacteremia and that his parotiditis was a separate, unrelated disease entity. Fatal reactive hemophagocytosis related to disseminated ... by Schnadig, Vicki J. / Southern Medical Journal [Acute bacterial parotiditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the institutionalized elderly]. Acute bacterial parotitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ... by Hofstetter, Mark / Southern Medical Journal			paromphalocele paronychia paronychial paroophoritis paroophoron paroöphoron parophthalmia paropsia paropsis parorchidium parorexia parosmia parosteal parosteitis parosteosis parostosis parotic parotid parotid abscess parotid duct parotid gland parotid notch parotid papilla parotid vein parotidectomy parotiditis parotitis parous parovarian parovarium paroxetine paroxetine hydrochloride paroxetine mesylate paroxetine Paxil paroxysm paroxysmal paroxysmal atrial tachycardia paroxysmal AV nodal reentry tachycardia paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria paroxysmal cough paroxysmal hemoglobinuria paroxysmal junctional tachycardia paroxysmal labyrinthine vertigo paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia paroxysmal tachycardia paroxysmal trepidant abasia paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia parpati parr			parotid papilla parotid papillae parotid papillae parotid papillae parotid region parotid region parotid saliva parotid saliva parotid saliva Parotid salivary gland Parotid salivary gland Parotid salivary gland Parotid salivary glands Parotid salivary glands Parotid salivary glands parotid space parotid space parotid space parotid space parotid vein parotid vein parotid veins parotid veins parotid veins parotidectomies parotidectomies parotidectomies parotidectomy parotidectomy parotidectomy parotiditis parotids parotids parotitic parotitic parotitic parotitis parotitis parotitis Parotoid Parotoid Glands Parots Parots Parots Parots parous parous parous Parousia Parousia parousiamania Parousias parovarian parovarian parovarian cyst parovarian cyst parovarium parovarium parovarium Parovelex Parovelex

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