| infectious mononucleosis 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease
 • Hypernyms:
 infectious disease
 
 
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