Mumps virus
mumps virus n.
A paramyxovirus that causes mumps, transmitted by infected salivary secretions. Also called epidemic parotitis virus.
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- Mums
[muhm] /mʌm/ verb (used without object), mummed, mumming. 1. to say “mum”; call for silence. 2. to act as a mummer. [muhm] /mʌm/ noun 1. . [muhm] /mʌm/ noun, Chiefly British. 1. 1 . [muhm] /mʌm/ noun 1. a strong beer or ale, first made in Brunswick, Germany. [muhm] /mʌm/ noun, Chiefly British. 1. . […]
- Mumsy
/ˈmʌmzɪ/ adjective -sier, -siest 1. out of fashion; homely or drab
- Mun
1. . 2. . v. auxiliary verb, now archaic or dialectal, “must,” c.1200, from Old Norse monu, a future tense auxiliary verb ultimately meaning “to intend” and from the PIE root *men- “to think” (see mind (n.)). noun Money (1894+) municipal
- Mumu
[moo-moo] /ˈmu mu/ noun 1. . noun variant spelling of muumuu