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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.
Generic synonyms: Infectious Disease
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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mononucleosis
1. [n -CLEOSES]
Medical Definition of Mononucleosis
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mononucleosis
Literary usage of 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)
"TIDY, HL and DANIEL, EC: Glandular fever and infective mononucleosis with an
account of an epidemic, Lancet, 1923, II, 9. ..."
3. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1916)
"It may be stated that in acromegaly there is very frequently found mononucleosis
and eventually slight eosinophilia. We have seen mononucleosis in chronic ..."
4. 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 ..."
5. 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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