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Definition of 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.

Definition of Mononucleosis

1. Noun. (pathology) A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes, caused by an unusually high number of monocytes. ¹

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Definition of Mononucleosis

1. [n -CLEOSES]

Medical Definition of Mononucleosis

1. The presence of an abnormally large number of mononuclear leucocytes (monocytes) in the blood. The term is often used alone to refer to infectious mononucleosis. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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