Noun: kissing disease
- 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 kissing disease after experiencing prolonged fatigue and sore throat";
- infectious mononucleosis, mononucleosis, mono, glandular fever [Brit]
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Kissing disease