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parotitis.

Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Inflammation of one or both parotid glands.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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