Parotitis

Quick meaning: Parotitis is a noun meaning (pathology) Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.

Meaning

(pathology) Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.

Example Sentences

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

Test Purpose 1) to diagnose acute pancreatitis, acute relapse of chronic pancreatitis, 2) to distinguish between acute pancreatitis and other causes of abdominal pain requiring immediate surgery, 3) to evaluate possible pancreatic injury caused by abdominal trauma or surgery, 4) to help in the diagnosis of epidemic and alcoholic parotitides.

Word Forms

• parotitides

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pneumoparotitis, parotidomegaly, paradenitis, parodontitis, otitis, sinusitis.

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