noun
- 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: mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever, kissing disease
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