mononucleosis
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 kissing_disease mono infectious_mononucleosis
Related terms: infectious_disease
2. [ noun ] (medicine) an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream
Synonyms: mono
Related terms: symptom
Similar spelling:   mononucleate
  mononuclear