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单词 mumps
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mumps

noun

ˈməmps How to pronounce mumps (audio)
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The language covered all vaccines, including measles, mumps and other standard childhood vaccinations. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 7 Sep. 2022 Indiana requires school children to be vaccinated for diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis, chicken pox, MMR or measles mumps and rubella, MCV4 or meningitis and Tdap or tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 In the 4-to-6 age group, more than 1 in 8 California students lacked measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations. Melissa Gomezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Hagger said fears and concerns about the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccine for young children and a reputed link to autism — which was substantially debunked — created negative publicity around vaccines, and the attitudes are still pervasive. al, 26 Sep. 2021 Same thing for [00:20:00] measles, mumps and rubella. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 That 94% rate for the MMR, or measles, mumps and rubella, is now also below the target of 95% coverage, after being roughly at the target the year before. Brianna Abbott, WSJ, 31 July 2022 The infectious disease expert said that although OPV is not offered in the U.S., some other vaccines such as the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine or the chickenpox vaccine are live attenuated immunizations. Fox News, 23 July 2022 Last year, Gandhi oversaw an effort to vaccinate tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees against the coronavirus, measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 19 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from plural of obsolete mump grimace

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mumps

noun

ˈməmps How to pronounce mumps (audio)
: a contagious disease marked especially by fever and swelling of the glands around the lower jaw

Medical Definition

mumps

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

ˈməm(p)s How to pronounce mumps (audio)
: an acute contagious virus disease caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Rubulavirus (species Mumps virus) and marked by fever and by swelling especially of the parotid gland

called also epidemic parotitis

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