NOUN | state | epidemic parotitis, mumps | an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands |
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Meaning | An acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands. | |
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Synonym | mumps | |
Parts | parotitis | inflammation of one or both parotid glands |
Broader | infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact |
Spanish | paperas, parotiditis | |
Catalan | galteres, parotiditis |
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