glandular fever

American  

noun

1. infectious mononucleosis.

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glandular fever British  

noun

1. another name for infectious mononucleosis

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Etymology

Origin of glandular fever

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Acute infection with the virus can cause glandular fever -- also known as "kissing disease" -- and can put infected individuals out of action for several months.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

At the start of 1988, while suffering with glandular fever, Whitbread was advised to write her first autobiography to tell her side of the tale.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

George, 27, from Putney in south-west London, was recovering from glandular fever when he became "really ill" in March 2020 with suspected Covid.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2023

Most of us won't even notice, but the virus is famous for "the kissing disease", which is also known as either glandular fever or mononucleosis.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

I shove the half-lemon in, shove Grandma out, tell myself the English bloke has glandular fever, cold sores, and tooth decay, the trifecta of unkissability, like every other hot male in Lost Cove.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson