mono
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈmɑːnoʊ/
- Informal
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mononucleosis
- When I was a freshman, I had mono for a month and missed a ton of school.
- a case of mono
- got mono
- maybe mono
In fact, we shared so many straws, we all got mono and had to stay home from school.
- In fact, we shared so many straws, we all got mono and had to stay home from school.
- So that's my story about the summer that I got mono.
- We had a very dear friend of of mine, his wife, and she had mono and was so sick.
- The effect of having COVID or mono or Lyme's disease, those aren't going to get better, right?
Examples
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You said you had mono.
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Infectious mononucleosis, or "mono," is a viral infection that creates a gamut of clinical signs and symptoms in its victim.
Blog text (25) -
Does your brother have mono or something?
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"Yeah, I think I have mono," she says.
Fiction book (1996) -
Plus, I had mono at the time.
Blog text (16) -
Jake, your dad says you have mono.
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Very healthy, but I got mono and experienced extreme weakness, which made it difficult for me to walk.
Blog text (32) -
One of your students, Jason, has been ill for three days, and you have just received word from his mother that he has mono and will most likely be missing several more days of school.
Academic text (2013) -
The CDC states that infectious mononucleosis, also called mono, is a contagious disease.
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After feeling very tired and having a sore throat, I went to the doctor and found out I had mono.
Synonyms
3
6.5
A disease you catch that causes fever, swollen glands, and long tiredness
1
3.7
An illness caused by a virus that spreads through saliva between people
A sickness caused by a virus that gives fever, sore throat, and swollen glands
An infectious illness that causes fever, tiredness, and swollen glands
Compounds
- Specialized
A small chemical made when one iodine atom joins a protein building block in the thyroid to make thyroid hormones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mono for the illness is short for mononucleosis, which has the parts mono- 'one' and nucleus 'center'. A helpful way to remember this is that doctors named it for blood cells with a single central part, so the name points to what they saw in the illness.