HyperDic: mononucleosis

English > 1 sense of the word mononucleosis:
NOUNstatemononucleosis, infectious mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing diseasean acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase / increase / increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream
English > mononucleosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase / increase / increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
Synonymsinfectious mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease
Broaderinfectious diseaseA disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Spanishenfermedad del beso, mono, mononucleosis infecciosa, mononucleosis
Catalanmalaltia del petó, mononucleosi infecciosa, mononucleosi

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