/ Dictionary / Index P parotitis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: par•o•ti•tis Pronunciation: (par"u-tī'tis), [key] — n. Pathol. inflammation of a parotid. mumps. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: parotitis (Thesaurus) parotitic parotoid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language