mump
Brood in silence
Mump is a rarely used verb meaning to beg or sponge off others, or to mumble and grimace.
It survives mainly in the plural noun mumps, the viral disease characterized by swollen salivary glands that gives sufferers a distinctive puffy-cheeked appearance.
The connection lies in the facial distortion—both the beggar's wheedling expression and the patient's swollen jaws suggest a kind of sulky grimacing.
Inflamed salivary gland
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- salivaryOf spit-producing glands
- glandsSecreting organs
inflammation · fever · meningitis · encephalitis · symptoms · diagnosis · complications · malaise
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
shots · jab · measles · rubella · immunity · prevention · schedule · childhood
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- airborneTraveling through air
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
- dropletsMinute liquid globules
saliva · spread · incubation · carrier · exposure · quarantine · isolation · contamination
Cheek-area saliva gland
- glandularOf secretion-producing organs
- jawBone holding teeth
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
enlargement · tenderness · bilateral · unilateral · edema · distension · soreness · facial
Place of instruction
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- nurseryRoom for infants
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
pediatric · isolation · absence · common · historical · prevaccine · epidemic
parotitis
Inflamed salivary gland
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- salivaryOf spit-producing glands
glands · inflammation · fever · meningitis · encephalitis · symptoms · diagnosis · complications · malaise · soreness
MMR
Combined pediatric vaccine
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
booster · shots · jab · measles · rubella · immunity · prevention · schedule · childhood · antigen
contagious
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- airborneTraveling through air
- respiratoryRelated to breathing organs
droplets · saliva · spread · incubation · carrier · exposure · quarantine · isolation · contamination · symptomatic
parotid
Cheek-area saliva gland
- glandularOf secretion-producing organs
- jawBone holding teeth
- inflammationProtective tissue response
puffiness · enlargement · tenderness · bilateral · unilateral · edema · distension · soreness · facial
school
Place of instruction
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- nurseryRoom for infants
kindergarten · pediatric · isolation · absence · common · historical · prevaccine · epidemic
mumparticulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
enunciate · speak clearly · project · declaim · pronounce
- mumps vaccineImmunization against salivary gland virus