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Mononucleosis
Meaning: A viral infection, usually from Epstein-Barr virus, causing fever, sore throat, swollen glands and fatigue.
In practice: The teenager with severe sore throat and swollen neck glands had a positive test for mononucleosis.
Word parts
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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