Diseases

Parotitis

INFLAMMATION of the PAROTID GLAND.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

INFLAMMATION of the PAROTID GLAND.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Parotiditis
  • Parotiditides
  • Parotitides

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

in translations use "parotitis", not "parotiditis" despite form of vernacular

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WI 230

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Parotitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010309. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010309
  2. Parotitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parotitis
  3. Parotitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1975850