parotitis

par·o·ti·tis

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [par-uh-tahy-tis]
- /ˌpær əˈtaɪ tɪs/
- /ˌpæ.rə.ˈtaɪ.tɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [par-uh-tahy-tis]
- /ˌpær əˈtaɪ tɪs/

Definitions of parotitis word

noun parotitis inflammation of a parotid. 1
noun parotitis mumps. 1
noun parotitis inflammation of the parotid gland 0
noun parotitis inflammation of the parotids; esp., the mumps 0

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Origin of parotitis

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25; parot(id) + -itis

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Parts of speech for Parotitis

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Parotitis

parotitis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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