epidemic parotitis

Noun
Synonyms: mumpsepidemic parotitis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glandsSynonyms: mumpsepidemic parotitis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parotitis \Par`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See Parotid, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands. [1913 Webster]

Epidemic parotitis or Infectious parotitis, mumps. [1913 Webster]

Mumps \Mumps\, n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]

1.pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. --Skinner. [1913 Webster]

2.[Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands, and sometimes causing inflammation of the testes or ovaries; also called epidemic parotitis or infectious parotitis. It is caused by infection with a paramyxovirus. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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