mumps

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/mʌmps/

Definition of mumps

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(plural, plural-only)A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

“At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.”

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noun

(plural, plural-only)A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

“At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.”
(dated, plural, plural-only)A gloomy or sullen silence.
(form-of, plural)plural of mump

name

(abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.

verb

(form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of mump

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Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

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