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PAROTITIS
parotitis
(noun) inflammation of one or both parotid glands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From Greek παρωτῖτις (νόσος), parōtĩtis (nósos) : (disease of the) parotid gland < παρωτίς (stem παρωτιδ-) : (gland) behind the ear < παρά - pará : behind, and οὖς, ous (stem ὠτ-, ōt-) : ear.
Noun
parotitis (countable and uncountable, plural parotitides)
(pathology) Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.
Hyponyms
• mumps
Anagrams
• topiarist
Source: Wiktionary
Par`o*ti"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.)
Definition: Inflammation of the parotid glands. Epidemic, or Infectious, parotitis, mumps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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