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Volume 32, Number 2—February 2026
Etymologia
Mumps [muhmps]
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Figure. Three-dimensional graphic representation of a spherical-shaped mumps virus particle. Illustrated by Alissa Eckert. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library (https://phil.cdc.gov).
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