kissing disease

/kɪsɪŋ dəˌziz/
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Definitions of kissing disease
  1. 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
    synonyms: glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, mono, mononucleosis
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    type of:
    infectious disease
    a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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