| NOUN | state | parotitis | inflammation of one or both parotid glands |
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| Meaning | inflammation of one or both parotid glands. | |
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| Part of | mumps, epidemic parotitis | An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands |
| Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| Spanish | parotiditis, parotitis | |
| Catalan | parotiditis | |
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