English noun: kissing disease | |||
1. | kissing disease (state) 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, infectious mononucleosis, mono, mononucleosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | infectious disease | ||