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
• Syn: ↑infectious mononucleosis, ↑mononucleosis, ↑mono, ↑glandular fever
• Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease
Useful english dictionary. 2012.