kissing disease
Pfeiffer-Drüsenfieber, infektiöse Mononukleose
MononucleosisMononucleosis.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, uncountable)Mononucleosis.
More definitions
- 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
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
So called because it may be transmitted through kissing.So called because it may be transmitted through kissing.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in 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:infectious mononucleosismononucleosismonoglandular fever
Lessons for this word
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