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Mononucleosis

//ˌmɑnoʊnukliˈoʊsɪs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    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 wordnet

Etymology

From mono- + nucleus + -osis.

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