parotiticadj.
/ˌparəˈtɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈtɪdɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or associated with parotitis.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Parotiticus,..parotitic.
1899 Lancet 20 May 1379/1 Coincidentally with this subsidence of the parotitic symptoms there has in some cases occurred a sharp intestinal disturbance.
1968 Internat. Jrnl. Fertility 13 226 (title) Spermiogram changes in adults and youngsters after parotitic orchitis.
1986 Czechoslovak Med. 9 191 Patients with parotitic meningoencephalitis.
2000 Urology 55 932/1 Unilateral mumps orchitis occurred 2 to 7 days (median 5) after the onset of the parotitic swellings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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