KISSING DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

glandular fever; infectious mononucleosis; kissing disease; mono; mononucleosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("kissing disease" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

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