kissing_disease
1. [ noun ] (medicine) 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 mono mononucleosis infectious_mononucleosis
Related terms: infectious_disease
Similar spelling:   kissing_cousin