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Parotitis
Inflammation of the parotid glands. A classic feature of mumps.
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SYN: parotiditis.

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par·o·ti·tis -'tīt-əs n
1) inflammation and swelling of one or both parotid glands or other salivary glands (as in mumps)
2) MUMPS

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n.
inflammation of the parotid salivary glands. See mumps.

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par·oti·tis (par″o-tiґtis) inflammation of the parotid gland; called also parotiditis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.