Mumps
Pronunciation : Mumps
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]
Definition : 1. pl.
Defn: Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner.
2. Etym: [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.)
Defn: A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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