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  1.       
Mumps (?), n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky.  Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]
    1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.  Skinner.

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    2. [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.) A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands, and sometimes causing inflammation of the testes or ovaries; also called epidemic parotitis or infectious parotitis.  It is caused by infection with a paramyxovirus.

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