mumps
mumps
noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈməmps\Definition of MUMPS
: an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus (species Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland
Origin of MUMPS
from plural of obsolete mump grimace
First Known Use: 1598
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