flu

[ floo ]
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noun
  1. a specific variety of influenza, usually named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector: Hong Kong flu; swine flu.

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1
First recorded in 1830–40; shortened form

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British Dictionary definitions for flu

flu

/ (fluː) /


nouninformal
  1. the flu short for influenza

  2. any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection

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Scientific definitions for flu

flu

[ flōō ]


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