mumps

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
2. (dated, plural, plural-only) A gloomy or sullen silence.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of mump

mump

• Verb
• Noun
• Noun

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Concetti

orecchioni

parotite

parotite epidemica

orecchione

stranguglione

sinonimi

epidemic parotitis

parotitis

double chin

goiter

swelling

east coast fever

Traduzioni

oreillons

Mumps

paperas

caxumba

parotiditis

bof

Ziegenpeter

παρωτίτιδα

galteres

papeira

kabakulak

parotidite

parotiditis

parotidite infecciosa

Etimologia (Inglese)

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.