mumps (m mps)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. [Perhaps from pl. of dialectal mump, grimace.] |
mumps [mʌmps]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) (functioning as singular or plural) an acute contagious viral disease of the parotid salivary glands, characterized by swelling of the affected parts, fever, and pain beneath the ear: usually affects children Also called epidemic parotitis
[from mump1 (to grimace)]
mumpish adj
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mumps - an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glandsinfectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact parotitis - inflammation of one or both parotid glands |
Translations
mumps
n sing → Mumps m or f (inf) no art
n sg mumps [mamps]
a contagious disease causing painful swelling at the sides of the neck and face. pampoentjies إلْتِهاب الغُدَّه заушка příušnice fåresyge der Mumps μαγουλάδες paperas mumps اوریون sikotauti oreillons חֲזֶרֶת कनपड़ा zaušnjak mumpsz penyakit gondong hettusótt orecchioni おたふくかぜ 유행성 이하선염 kiaulytė cūciņa beguk bof kusma świnka papeira oreion паротит, свинка mumps mumps zauške påssjuka โรคคางทูม kabakulak 腮腺炎 свинка کن پھیڑ bệnh quai bị 腮腺炎
mumps → التهاب الغدة النكفية příušnice fåresyge Mumps παρωτίτιδα paperas sikotauti oreillons mums orecchioni おたふく風邪 볼거리 bof kusma świnka caxumba, papeira свинка påssjuka โรคคางทูม kabakulak bệnh quai bị 腮腺炎
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