parotitis

[ par-uh-tahy-tis ]

nounPathology.

inflammation of a parotid.
mumps.

Origin of parotitis

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

Also pa·rot·i·di·tis [puh-rot-i-dahy-tis]. /pəˌrɒt ɪˈdaɪ tɪs/.

Words Nearby parotitis

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How to use parotitis in a sentence

They came to the conclusion that this variety of parotitis originates in the ducts of the gland.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Is this a reference to the septic parotitis not unfrequently seen in low fevers?
Gilbertus Anglicus | Henry Ebenezer Handerson
And in the parotitis, or mumps, the breasts of women swell, when the tumor of the parotitis subsides.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus Darwin
Secondary infection of the parotid gland frequently occurs, and gives rise to a suppurative parotitis.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
I except the mumps, or parotitis, described below; which is properly an external gland, as its excretory duct opens into the air.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for parotitis

parotitis

parotiditis (pəˌrɒtɪˈdaɪtɪs)

/ (ˌpærəˈtaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the parotid gland: See also mumps

Derived forms of parotitis

parotitic (ˌpærəˈtɪtɪk) or parotiditic (pəˌrɒtɪˈdɪtɪk), adjective

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