The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
Synonym: mumps
epidemic parotitis
| WordNet: epidemic parotitis |
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 | parotitis |
| mumps |
| MMR Vaccine |
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