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