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inflammation of a bodily valve, esp a heart valve
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inflammation of one or both lungs, in which the air sacs (alveoli) become filled with liquid, which renders them useless for breathing. It is usually caused by bacterial (esp pneumococcal) or viral infection
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any fungal skin disease, esp ringworm
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a serious and sometimes fatal illness characterized by a marked reduction of leucocytes, usually caused by hypersensitivity to certain drugs
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a swelling of the thyroid gland, in some cases nearly doubling the size of the neck, usually caused by under- or overproduction of hormone by the gland
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flu
British English: flu
/fluː/ NOUN
Flu is an illness caused by a virus. The symptoms are like those of a bad cold, but more serious.
He had flu.
- American English: flu
- Arabic: الإنْفلوانزا
- Brazilian Portuguese: gripe
- Chinese: 流感
- Croatian: gripa
- Czech: chřipka
- Danish: influenza
- Dutch: griep
- European Spanish: gripe
- Finnish: flunssa
- French: grippe
- German: Grippe
- Greek: γρίπη
- Italian: influenza
- Japanese: インフルエンザ
- Korean: 독감
- Norwegian: influensa
- Polish: grypa
- European Portuguese: gripe
- Romanian: gripă
- Russian: грипп
- Latin American Spanish: gripe
- Swedish: influensa
- Thai: ไข้หวัดใหญ่
- Turkish: grip
- Ukrainian: грип
- Vietnamese: bệnh cúm
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