mononucleosis, n.
(mononucleoses)
(mononucleoses)
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 infectious mononucleosis kissing disease mono mononucleosis
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