单词 | glandular fever |
释义 | > as lemmasglandular fever glandular fever n. [in specific use after German Drüsenfieber (E. Pfeiffer 1889, in Jahrb. f. Kinderheilkunde 29 257)] (originally) any fever believed to arise in or affect glands or lymph nodes; (in later use) spec. the disease infectious mononucleosis (see mononucleosis n.), of which fever and enlarged lymph nodes are main symptoms.In informal use, infectious mononucleosis is often called glandular fever in the U.K. but mononucleosis or mono in the U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > diseases characterized by glandular fever1725 adenosis1848 Addison's disease1856 Hodgkin's disease1865 Addisonism1906 adrenalism1910 renal infantilism1912 infectious mononucleosis1915 renal dwarfism1919 renal rickets1926 Sjögren's disease or syndrome1938 1725 T. Morgan Philos. Princ. Med. 266 But it will be necessary here to consider a little more distinctly the Formation and different Appearances of such secondary, symptomatick, or glandular Fevers, of which the Hectick is only a particular Sort or Species. 1789 M. Underwood Treat. Dis. Children (rev. ed.) I. 238 When the glandular fever..has abated, some light bitter, as of camomile flowers, is useful to brace the stomach and bowels. 1841 Edinb. Med. & Surg. 55 216 It was, properly speaking, an adeno-meningeal or glandular fever. 1889 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. 28 Sept. 355/1 Glandular fever. Under this title..Dr. E. Pfeiffer describes an acute febrile condition mainly characterized by a swollen state of the lymphatic glands—an affection of frequent occurrence. 1958 Woman 27 Sept. 70/3 A special blood test, a Paul–Bunnell test, proved that it could only be glandular fever. 1986 New Statesman 10 Oct. 30/2 Kate, recovering from glandular fever, spends the summer with her family in their island home. 2003 Here's Health Sept. 74/1 An infectious disease primarily affecting young adults, glandular fever can be severe with an abrupt onset of extreme tiredness. < as lemmas |
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