glandular fever

noun

1. infectious mononucleosis.

glandular fever

noun

1. another name for infectious mononucleosis

Word History and Origins

Origin of glandular fever¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Glandular Fever is an acute infectious fever, generally occurring in epidemics, and was first described by E. Pfeiffer in 1889.

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