mumps

mumps  (mmps)

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

An acute, inflammatory, contagious disease caused by a paramyxovirus and characterized by swelling of the salivary glands, especially the parotids, and sometimes of the pancreas, ovaries, or testes. This disease, mainly affecting children, can be prevented by vaccination.

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[Perhaps from pl. of dialectal mump, grimace.]

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mumps

Noun

an infectious viral disease in which the glands below the ear become swollen and painful [obsolete mump to grimace]

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mumps  (mmps)

An infectious disease caused by a virus of the family Paramyxoviridae and the genus Rubulavirus, characterized by swelling of the salivary glands, especially the parotid glands, and sometimes of the pancreas, testes, or ovaries. Vaccinations, usually given in early childhood, confer immunity to mumps.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mumps - an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands epidemic parotitis infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact parotitis - inflammation of one or both parotid glands

Translations

mumps [mʌmps] n → paperas fpl

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mumps [mʌmps] n → oreillons mpl

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mumps [mʌmps] n → Mumps m or f

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mumps [mʌmps] n → orecchioni mpl