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
   "The college student was diagnosed with glandular fever after experiencing prolonged fatigue and sore throat";
   - infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, kissing disease

Derived forms: glandular fevers

Type of: infectious disease

Encyclopedia: Glandular fever