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glandular fever

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glandular fever
n.
See infectious mononucleosis.
glandular fever
Noun
an acute infectious viral disease that causes fever, sore throat, and painful swollen lymph nodes
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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 [ˈglændjulə-] (Brit) n → Drüsenfieber nt
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