Definition of Parotis

1. parotid [n -ES] - See also: parotid

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parotis

parotid glands
parotid notch
parotid papilla
parotid recess
parotid sheath
parotid space
parotid vein
parotid veins
parotidectomy
parotiditis
parotidoauricularis
parotids
parotin
parotis (current term)
parotises
parotitic
parotitides
parotitis
parotitises
parotoid
parotoid gland
parotoids
parous
parousia
parousias
parovaria
parovarian
parovarian cyst

Literary usage of Parotis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Homœopathic Therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1890)
"Chronic enlargement of lymphatic glands in neck, parotis or submaxillary glands. Carbo an.—Induration of axillary and inguinal glands, particularly in ..."

2. Lehrbuch Der Speciellen Pathologie und Therapie Der Inneren Krankheiten by Adolf von Strümpell (1900)
"Einmal sah ich das Auftreten einer Orchitis der Anschwellung der parotis um mehrere Tage vorhergehen. Bei Knaben kommt diese Complication viel seltener vor, ..."

3. A Guide to the Practice of Homoeopathy by Edward Hamilton, A. J. Fridericus Ruoff, Ernst Ferdinand Rückert, Friedrich Joseph Haass (1844)
"Epidemic parotis. Belladonna. parotis, with nightly fever and scald- head ... parotis, with considerable pain and long continued swelling and hardness. ..."

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