mononucleosis (n.)

"infection disease characterized by an abnormally high proportion of mononuclear leucocytes in the blood," 1917, coined from mononuclear + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition."

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mononuclear (adj.)

"having a single nucleus," 1866; see mono- "single" + nuclear.

-osis

word-forming element expressing state or condition, in medical terminology denoting "a state of disease," from Latin -osis and directly from Greek -osis, formed from the aorist of verbs ending in -o. It corresponds to Latin -atio.

mono

1959 as a shortening of monophonic in reference to recordings; earlier used among printers for "monotype machine" (c. 1925) and generally for monochrome (motorcar, etc.), 1940s. From 1964 as short for mononucleosis.

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mononucleosis (n.)

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;

Synonyms: infectious mononucleosis / mono / glandular fever / kissing disease

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