influenza

  • 21influenza — influenzal, adj. influenzalike, adj. /in flooh en zeuh/, n. 1. Pathol. an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general… …

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  • 22influenza — (Voz italiana.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Gripe o trancazo. * * * influenza (del it. «influenza») f. *Catarro o gripe, y, en general, enfermedad infecciosa de las vías respiratorias superiores. * * * influenza. (Del it. influenza). f. gripe …

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  • 23influenza — in·flu·èn·za s.f. 1a. AU azione, influsso esercitato da qcs. su eventi o persone: l influenza della luna sulle maree, l influenza del clima sulle coltivazioni; l influenza della stampa sull opinione pubblica, l influenza della poesia provenzale… …

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  • 24influenza — {{hw}}{{influenza}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Azione esercitata da qlco. su luoghi, fenomeni o persone: l influenza della luna sulle maree; la benefica influenza del clima. 2 (fis.) Facoltà per la quale certi corpi agiscono a distanza su altri | Influenza… …

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  • 25influenza — An acute infectious respiratory disease, caused by i. viruses, which are in the family Orthomyxoviridae, in which the inhaled virus attacks the respiratory epithelial cells of susceptible persons and produces a catarrhal inflammation;… …

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  • 26influenza — noun (formal) ADJECTIVE ▪ avian, human … OF INFLUENZA ▪ attack, bout (esp. BrE) VERB + INFLUENZA ▪ have …

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  • 27influenza — {{#}}{{LM I21809}}{{〓}} {{SynI22359}} {{[}}influenza{{]}} ‹in·fluen·za› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Enfermedad infecciosa aguda, producida por un virus y cuyos síntomas más frecuentes son la fiebre, el catarro y el malestar generalizado: • Este medicamento… …

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  • 28Influenza — Grippe * * * In|flu|ẹn|za 〈f. 10; unz.; Med.〉 = echte → Grippe (1) [<ital. influenza „Beeinflussung, Einfluss“ (der Sterne, nach einem Aberglauben); zu lat. influere „hineinfließen“] * * * In|flu|ẹn|za, die; [ital. influenza, eigtl. =… …

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  • 29influenza — noun a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh. Derivatives influenzal adjective Word History The words influenza, influence, and influx are closely linked, all deriving ultimately… …

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  • 30influenza — n. a highly contagious virus infection that affects the respiratory system. Types A and B are the forms that most commonly cause outbreaks in humans. The viruses are transmitted by coughing and sneezing. Symptoms commence after an incubation… …

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