what does glandular fever mean?

GLANDULAR FEVER as 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
Synonym(s)
- infectious mononucleosis (what does infectious mononucleosis mean?)
- kissing disease (what does kissing disease mean?)
- mono (what does mono mean?)
- mononucleosis (what does mononucleosis mean?)
Hypernyms(s) glandular fever is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- infectious disease (what does infectious disease mean?)