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parotitis

American  
[par-uh-tahy-tis] / ˌpær əˈtaɪ tɪs /
Also parotiditis

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of a parotid.

  2. mumps.


parotitis British  
/ ˌpærəˈtaɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the parotid gland See also mumps

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of parotitis

First recorded in 1815–25; parot(id) + -itis

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After a trip to the ER and several follow-up visits while doctors worked on a diagnosis that turned out to be parotitis, an infection of the glands, Chandler’s bills reached $1,300.

From Washington Post Aug. 19, 2016

I except the mumps, or parotitis, described below; which is properly an external gland, as its excretory duct opens into the air.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

Temporary paralysis may result from inflammatory conditions such as parotitis, or from blows or pressure over the nerve, for example by the forceps in delivery.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

The different methods of termination, together with certain etiological distinctions, form the basis of a division of the affection into two sub-classes—namely, 1, idiopathic parotitis; and 2, symptomatic or metastatic parotitis.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

According to Hoffmann,66 16 cases of suppurative parotitis were found at Basle among about 1600 typhoid fever patients, 7 of the 16 ending fatally.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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