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glandular fever

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glandular fever
n.
See infectious mononucleosis.
glandular fever
n
(Medicine / Pathology) another name for infectious mononucleosis
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Noun1.glandular feverglandular fever - 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
infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mono, mononucleosis
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
Translations
glandular fever n → mononucleosi f inv
glandular fever n → mononucleosi f inv


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