an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing
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| glandular fever |
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| infectious mononucleosis |
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| kissing disease |
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| mono |
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| mononucleosis |
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