parotitis
parotitis noun: inflammation of one or both parotid glands.
Noun
parotitis (countable and uncountable, plural parotitides)
- Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.
- I except the mumps, or parotitis, described below; which is properly an external gland, as its excretory duct opens into the air.1794, Erasmus Darwin, Zoonomia; or the Laws of Organic Life
- 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...2012, Vincent Marks, Differential Diagnosis by Laboratory Medicine
parotitis meaning in Tamil and Kannada
parotitis in Tamil
- கன்னச்சுரப்பியழற்சி
parotitis in Kannada
- ಗದ್ದಕಟ್ಟು, ಗದ್ದಬಾವು, ಮಂಗನ ಬಾವು, ಕೆಪ್ಪಟೆ
Forms of parotitis
| plural | parotitides |
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Origin of parotitis
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παρωτῖτις (parōtîtis, “(disease of the) parotid gland”), from παρωτίς (parōtís, “gland behind the ear”). By surface analysis, parot(id) + -itis.
Words formed from parotitis
Questions about parotitis
- What does parotitis mean?
- Parotitis means inflammation of one or both parotid glands.
- What is parotitis in Tamil?
- Parotitis in Tamil is கன்னச்சுரப்பியழற்சி. See Parotitis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is parotitis?
- Parotitis is a noun.
- What is the plural of parotitis?
- The plural of parotitis is parotitides.
Words near parotitis in the dictionary
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