Mumps (?), n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]
1. pl.
Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.
Skinner.
2. [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] Med.
A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.
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