glandular fever English

Meaning glandular fever meaning

What does glandular fever mean?

glandular fever

— noun (= infectious mononucleosis) 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 synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as glandular fever?

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mononucleosis

infectious mononucleosis

mono

kissing disease

monocytic angina

lymphocytic angina

adenopathy

acute benign lymphoblastosis

Pfeiffer’s disease