epidemic parotitis 名詞
流行性腮腺炎
Mumps n.
1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.
2. 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.
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Par·o·ti·tis n. Med. Inflammation of the parotid glands.
Epidemic parotitis or Infectious parotitis, mumps.
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epidemic parotitis
n : an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and
by swelling of the parotid glands [syn: mumps]