Mumps (Noun)
Meaning
An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- She had contracted the mumps when she was in high school and remembered how miserable it had made her.
- In some areas the risk of complications from mumps means vaccination is essential before travelling abroad.
- Symptoms of the mumps usually take around two weeks to develop and start with fever and headaches.
- Complications can include infertility, miscarriage and infection of other parts of the body as a result of having mumps.
- Until recently it was recommended that anyone diagnosed with the mumps was required to remain at home and isolated.