腮腺炎

sāixiànyán

noun #28,147

Meanings

1 mumps
2 parotitis

Characters

cheek; jaw area

inflammation; -itis

Examples

他小时候得过腮腺炎。

Tā xiǎoshíhòu dé guò sāixiànyán.

He had mumps when he was young.

腮腺炎会导致腮部肿胀。

Sāixiànyán huì dǎozhì sāi bù zhǒngzhàng.

Mumps causes swelling of the cheeks.

Tips

memory

腮 = cheek/jawbone area, 腺 = gland, 炎 = inflammation. So 腮腺炎 = 'cheek gland inflammation' = mumps. The word describes the condition perfectly.

Stroke Order

腮 sāi

腺 xiàn

炎 yán