kissing disease
1kissing disease — kiss ing dis*ease Infectious mononucleosis; so called because often spread by kissing. [PJC] …
2kissing disease — noun Nickname for mononucleosis. It was in a college, West Point, that infectious mononucleosis won a romantic reputation. . . . Investigators at a girls school also found post vacation peaks, and mono became known as the kissing disease …
3Kissing disease — A name for infectious mononucleosis ("mono"), a very common illness caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected… …
4kissing disease — noun 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 • Syn: ↑infectious… …
5kissing disease — noun Etymology: from the belief that it is frequently transmitted by kissing Date: 1962 infectious mononucleosis …
6kissing disease. — See infectious mononucleosis. [1960 65] * * * …
7kissing disease. — See infectious mononucleosis. [1960 65] …
8disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …
9Disease, kissing — Infectious mononucleosis ("mono"), a very common illness caused by the Epstein Barr virus (EBV). By the time most people reach adulthood, an antibody against EBV can be detected in their blood meaning they have been infected with EBV.… …
10Kissing Spine — Kissing spine, zu deutsch etwa „küssende Dornfortsätze“ ist eine Krankheit des Pferderückens. Die Dornfortsätze der Wirbelsäule stehen dabei so nahe aneinander, dass sich diese bei Bewegung des Pferdes berühren und mit der Zeit scheuern.… …