Pfeiffer's glandular fever

noun

Mononucleosis.

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Meanings

nounPfeiffer's glandular fever (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineMononucleosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

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mononucleosis

Origin

Named after the German balneologist and pediatrician Emil Pfeiffer, who described the disease.

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APA

Pfeiffer's glandular fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pfeiffer's%20glandular%20fever

MLA

“Pfeiffer's glandular fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pfeiffer's%20glandular%20fever. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pfeiffer's glandular fever,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pfeiffer's%20glandular%20fever.

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