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Definition of: parotitis
(par′ə·tī′tis) noun Pathol.
Inflammation and swelling of the parotid gland; mumps. Also par′o·ti·di′tis (-ti·dī′tis).
—par′·o·tit′ic (-tit′ik) adjective
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