Mononucleosis
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes, caused by an unusually high number of monocytes.
Synonyms
- glandular fever
- infectious mononucleosis
- kissing disease
- mono
- Pfeiffer's disease