MUMPS


Meaning of MUMPS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməmps ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: from plural of obsolete mump grimace

Date: 1598

: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.