Swollen glands cause (5 letters) — Crossword Helper

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Swollen glands cause (5 letter answer)

The Answer

MUMPS

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call cause childhood common disease doctor gland illnes kind malady mump once parotiti swollen vaccine

Notes

The answer MUMPS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.

Related Clues

Parotitis
Childhood disease
Childhood malady
Kind of vaccine
Common childhood illness, once
Doctors call it parotitis

Definition

MUMPS as a noun:

1. (mumps, epidemic parotitis) = an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands