flu: Meaning and Definition of

flu

Pronunciation: (fl), [key]
— n.
  1. influenza.
  2. a specific variety of influenza, usually named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector: Hong Kong flu; swine flu.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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  • flu (Thesaurus)