Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mura" tana nufin cututtukan ƙwayar cuta mai saurin kamuwa da kwayar cutar mura, wanda yawanci yakan haifar da zazzabi, ciwon tsoka, tari, da sauran alamun numfashi. Mura na iya zama mai yaɗuwa sosai kuma tana iya haifar da rashin lafiya mai tsanani, musamman a cikin mutanen da ke da raunin tsarin garkuwar jiki ko kuma yanayin rashin lafiya. Kalmar "mura" gajere ce ga mura, wanda shine kalmar likita da ake amfani da ita don kwatanta rashin lafiya.