influenza

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌɪn.flu.ˈɛn.zə/

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Noun

Singular influenza

Plural influenzas

influenza in electronic microscope

1. A virus that causes fevers and sickness. Often called the flu.

   The large number cases of influenza in the 1910s killed many.