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 mononucleosis , mononucleosis , glandular fever , kissing disease ]

designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

[ Syn: monophonic , single-channel ]