Definition of parotitis in English:
parotitis
noun ˌparəˈtʌɪtɪsˌpɛrəˈtaɪdəs
mass nounMedicine Inflammation of a parotid gland, especially (infectious parotitis) mumps.
Example sentencesExamples
- She suffers from asthma, has a known allergy to dust, and has had recurrent episodes of parotitis.
- Mumps results from infection with the mumps virus and can lead to parotitis, meningoencephalitis, and orchitis.
- The great majority of cases begin as a tonsillitis or pharyngitis with occasional cases associated with mastoiditis, otitis media, parotitis, sinusitis and dental infections.
- Rare presentations of infection include severe haemorrhage, jaundice, parotitis, and cardiomyopathy.
- In the presence of parotitis and particularly during an epidemic, the diagnosis of mumps is straightforward.
Definition of parotitis in US English:
parotitis
nounˌperəˈtīdəsˌpɛrəˈtaɪdəs
Medicine Inflammation of a parotid gland, especially (infectious parotitis) mumps.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rare presentations of infection include severe haemorrhage, jaundice, parotitis, and cardiomyopathy.
- Mumps results from infection with the mumps virus and can lead to parotitis, meningoencephalitis, and orchitis.
- She suffers from asthma, has a known allergy to dust, and has had recurrent episodes of parotitis.
- In the presence of parotitis and particularly during an epidemic, the diagnosis of mumps is straightforward.
- The great majority of cases begin as a tonsillitis or pharyngitis with occasional cases associated with mastoiditis, otitis media, parotitis, sinusitis and dental infections.