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
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Merck also makes the measles-mumps-rubella-varicella shot.
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Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
None of the children had received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
That risk is the reason that in June 2009, ACIP recommended that doctors give the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine and the varicella vaccine separately for the first dose in kids ages 1 to 4.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged residents to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in order to protect themselves and others in their community.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
None of the children had received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
That risk is the reason that in June 2009, ACIP recommended that doctors give the measles-mumps-rubella, or MMR, vaccine and the varicella vaccine separately for the first dose in kids ages 1 to 4.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged residents to get the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in order to protect themselves and others in their community.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Mumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mumps. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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mumps
singular or plural noun
: a contagious disease caused by a virus and marked by fever and by swelling especially of salivary glands
Medical Definition
mumps
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: 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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