Infectious Disease Making Neck Glands Swell Crossword Clue

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	noun • an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
	36%	5		Neck glands; my hit (anag.)
	noun • A ductless gland, consisting mainly of lymphatic tissue, located behind the top of the breastbone. It is most active during puberty, after which it shrinks in size. It plays an important role in the development of the immune system and produces lymphocytes.
	35%	8		Little lad with nothing claimed by disease of glands
	adjective • relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue noun • a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

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	Clue	Source
1	Highly infectious disease The Guardian Quick - 27 Jan 2005	The Guardian Quick / 27 Jan 2005
2	Infectious disease often called the kissing disease
3	Little lad with nothing claimed by disease of glands The Guardian Quiptic - 05 Oct 2009	The Guardian Quiptic / 05 Oct 2009
4	Many get disease primarily from glands, unfortunately, in noted epidemic The Guardian Cryptic - 15 Nov 2013	The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Nov 2013
5	May have a V-neck, round neck, or boat neck
6	Neck glands; my hit (anag.) Telegraph Cross Atlantic - 12 Dec 2024	Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 12 Dec 2024
7	star@alien set back by infectious disease The Guardian Cryptic - 07 Sep 2005	The Guardian Cryptic / 07 Sep 2005

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