Kissing disease
Kissing 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.
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Synonyms for Kissing disease
Mononucleosis is a synonym for kissing disease. In some cases you can use "Mononucleosis" instead a noun phrase "Kissing disease".
Mononucleosis
Mononucleosis 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.
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Synonyms for Mononucleosis
Kissing disease is a synonym for mononucleosis. You can use "Kissing disease" instead a noun "Mononucleosis".
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- After having an extreme case of Glandular Fever (mononucleosis, "mono", or the kissing disease to Leftpondians) a person will find out that they have a lower tolerance to alcohol.
Source: Can't Hold His Liquor -
Played straight in Real Life, where an indirect kiss is one of the main causes of Infectious Mononucleosis, the Kissing Disease.
Source: Indirect Kiss
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Mononucleosis and Kissing disease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/kissing_disease/mononucleosis
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