Mumps

Definitions

1. Acronym of Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System, a programming language (and database) developed originally to be specifically for hierarchically arranged records, such as medical records.
   abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
2. A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
   plural, plural-only
3. A gloomy or sullen silence.
   dated, plural, plural-only

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Examples

“At issue⟳ is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have⟳ been mostly wiped out.”

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