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kissing disease

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kissing disease
n. Informal
Infectious mononucleosis.
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Noun1.kissing disease - an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstreamkissing disease - 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
glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, mono, mononucleosis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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