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Definition of: mumps
(mumps) noun plural (construed as singular)
Pathol. An acute, contagious, febrile disease of viral origin, characterized by inflammation and swelling of the facial glands, and occasionally of the ovaries and testicles: also called parotitis. [Pl. of obs. mump grimace]
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