Editing Mumps (section)

==Etymology==
The word "mumps" was first attested circa 1600 and is the plural form of "mump", meaning "grimace", originally a verb meaning "to whine or mutter like a beggar". The disease was likely called mumps due to the swelling caused by mumps parotitis, reflecting its impact on facial expressions and the painful, difficult swallowing that it causes. "Mumps" was also used starting from the 17th century to mean "a fit of melancholy, sullenness, silent displeasure".<ref name=davis /><ref name=etymology >{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mumps#etymonline_v_19269 |title=mumps (n.) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Etymonline |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=30 October 2020}}</ref> Mumps is sometimes called "epidemic parotitis".<ref name=kutty /><ref name=pmh /><ref name=shu />