mononucleosis

Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

mononucleosis(n = noun.state) glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mono - 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; Array

is a kind of infectious disease

mononucleosis, n. an abnormally high proportion of monocytes in the blood, esp. = glandular fever.

Etymology

MONO- + NUCLEO- + -OSIS

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