01 n. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.
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Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.
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A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands, and sometimes causing inflammation of the testes or ovaries; also called epidemic parotitis or infectious parotitis. It is caused by infection with a paramyxovirus.(Med.) Also: epidemic parotitis, infectious parotitis