parotitis /par·oti·tis/ (par″o-ti´tis) inflammation of the parotid gland.
Parotitis
parotitis
parotitis (per´
tī´tis),
parotitis
epidemic parotitis mumps.
par·o·ti·tis (p r  -t  t s) or pa·rot·i·di·tis (p-r t-dts)n. Inflammation of the parotid glands, as in mumps. par o·titic (-ttk) adj. |
Parotitis
Inflammation and swelling of the salivary glands.
Mentioned in: Mumps
parotitis
[per′ətī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, para + ous, ear, itis, inflammation
inflammation or infection of one or both parotid salivary glands. See also mumps.
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.
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.
parotitis
ENT Inflammation of the parotid glands, a finding characteristic of mumps. See Mumps.
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