Definitions
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
Word origin
Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.
Used in a sentence
“At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Swollen-cheek illness”5 letters
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