mononucleosis
A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodesA viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
» Mononucleosis is also known as the kissing disease.
Pfeiffersches Drüsenfieber ist auch als die „Kusskrankheit“ bekannt.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.
infektiöse Mononukleose, Pfeiffer-Drüsenfieber
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
Examples
2 sentencesMononucleosis is also known as the kissing disease.
dePfeiffersches Drüsenfieber ist auch als die „Kusskrankheit“ bekannt.
Infectious mononucleosis, commonly also called glandular fever, is an infection most commonly affecting adolescents and young adults.
Translations
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Origin
From mono- + nucleus + -osis.From mono- + nucleus + -osis.
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Forms
plural: mononucleoses| Singular | mononucleosis |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- 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 mononucleosismonoglandular feverkissing disease
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable