mumps• There are lots of viruses; for example, one kind causes chickenpox, another mumps and other colds.• I did get the usual childhoodailments, though, such as mumps, measles and chicken-pox.• Scarletfever, mumps, chickenpox, and whoopingcoughfloated in the air.• The vaccine is used to immunise children against measles, mumps and rubella.• All doses of Hib, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella must be given on or after the first birthday.• An epidemic of measles, mumps or rubella is now possible.• Think of it like the mumps.
Originmumps
(1500-1600)mump“expression made by twisting the mouth”((16-17 centuries))