Definition of "parotitis" []

• Inflammation of the parotid glands, as in mumps. (noun)

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• "Mumps is the common name for what is technically called parotitis (or parotiditis)."
• "Temporary paralysis may result from inflammatory conditions such as parotitis, or from blows or pressure over the nerve, for example by the forceps in delivery."
• "Diseases of the salivary glands are rare in infants and children (with the exception of diseases such as parotitis epidemica and cytomegaly) and the therapeutic regimen differs from that in adults."