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Definition of Infectious mononucleosis

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.

Medical Definition of Infectious mononucleosis

1. Self limiting disorder of lymphoid tissue caused by infection with Epstein Barr virus (infectious mononucleosis). Characterised by the appearance of many large lymphoblasts in the circulation. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infectious Mononucleosis

Literary usage of Infectious mononucleosis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"infectious mononucleosis in the Child Care Setting Infectious ... Infectious mononucleosis is spread from person to person through contact with the saliva ..."

2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"LONGCOPE, WT: infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever) with a report of ten cases, Am. Jour. Med. Sci., 1922, CLXIV, 781. 7. DOWNEY, HAL and McKINLAY, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"NPC, nasopharyngeal carcinoma; BL, Burkitt's lymphoma; IM, infectious mononucleosis; +, positive; and —, negative. Table 2. Neutralization of EBV by EBV ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"An infectious mononucleosis immunological test system is a device that consists ... with infectious mononucleosis in senum, plasma, and othen body fluids. ..."

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