| parotiditis | Inflammation of the parotid gland. Synonym: parotitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| postoperative parotiditis | An acute inflammation of the parotid gland occurring in the postoperative period, especially in debilitated or dehydrated patients; frequently results in abscess formation and rapidly spreading cellulitis that may become fatal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| punctate parotiditis | Recurrent or chronic parotiditis with terminal sialectasis, giving a punctate pattern on sialography; associated with epithelial hyperplasia of intralobular ducts, atrophy of acini, and lymphocytic infiltration, characteristic in Sjogren's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epidemic parotiditis | An acute infectious and contagious disease caused by a Paramyxovirus and characterised by fever, inflammation and swelling of the parotid gland, sometimes of other salivary glands, and occasionally by inflammation of the testis, ovary, pancreas, or meninges. Synonym: mumps. (05 Mar 2000) |