mumps

[ muhmps ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.

mumps

/ mʌmps /

noun

1. 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 calledepidemic parotitis

mumps

/ mŭmps /

1. 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.

mumps

1. An acute and contagious disease marked by fever and inflammation of the salivary glands . Caused by a virus , mumps is normally a childhood disease that passes with no aftereffects.

Notes

A child who has had mumps is immune from further infection by the mumps virus.

Derived Forms

• ˈmumpish, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mumps¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; mump ¹ + -s ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of mumps¹

C16: from mump ¹(to grimace)

Example Sentences

Uptake of the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, has improved in many areas since a spate of outbreaks last year - but health experts say there is still ground to make up.

From BBC

People serving with the German military, the Bundeswehr, are required to get vaccinations against a number of diseases — including measles, mumps and flu — so long as individuals have no specific health issues to prevent that.

From Seattle Times

“Eureka Day” predates the pandemic — it was first staged in 2018 in Berkeley, Calif., where it takes place, and the disease at issue is mumps, not Covid.

From New York Times

The MMR jab also protects against complications from mumps in young adults.

From BBC

West Virginia law requires children to receive vaccines for chickenpox, hepatitis-b, measles, meningitis, mumps, diphtheria, polio, rubella, tetanus and whooping cough, unless they receive a medical exemption.

From Seattle Times