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mumps
(mŭmps)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.]
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mumps
(mʌmps)n
(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
[C16: from mump1 (to grimace)]
ˈmumpish adj
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mumps
(mʌmps)n. (used with a sing. v.)
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usu. other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
[1590–1600; compare obsolete mump grimace, dial. mump to mumble; expressive word; see -s3]
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mumps
(mŭmps) A contagious disease, usually affecting children, that is caused by a virus. Symptoms include inflammation of the salivary glands, especially those at the back of the jaw.
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mumps
Inflammation of the parotid salivary glands, caused by a virus that is spread in saliva.
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| 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 |
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Translations
إلْتِهاب الغُدَّهالْتِهَابُ الْغُدَةِ الْنِكْفِيَةُ
příušnice
fåresyge
mumps
sikotauti
zaušnjaci
mumpsz
hettusótt
おたふく風邪
볼거리
kiaulytė
cūciņa
mumps
mumps
påssjuka
โรคคางทูม
bệnh quai bị
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mumps
n sing → Mumps m or f (inf) no art
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mumps
(mamps) noun singular a contagious disease causing painful swelling at the sides of the neck and face.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
mumps
→ الْتِهَابُ الْغُدَةِ الْنِكْفِيَةُ příušnice fåresyge Mumps παρωτίτιδα paperas sikotauti oreillons zaušnjaci orecchioni おたふく風邪 볼거리 bof kusma świnka caxumba, papeira свинка påssjuka โรคคางทูม kabakulak bệnh quai bị 腮腺炎Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mumps
n. paperas, parotiditis, enfermedad febril aguda de alta contagiosidad que se caracteriza por la infl. de las glándulas parótidas y otras glándulas salivales.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
mumps
n o npl parotiditis f (form), paperas; [Nota: mumps se usa con verbos singulares más que con verbos plurales.]English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.