GLANDULAR FEVER
Dictionary entry overview: What does glandular fever mean? • GLANDULAR FEVER (noun)
The noun GLANDULAR FEVER has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: GLANDULAR FEVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLANDULAR FEVER (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
glandular fever; infectious mononucleosis; kissing disease; mono; mononucleosis
Hypernyms ("glandular fever" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
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