— 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 prostration. Cf. flu .
2. Vet. Pathol. an acute, contagious disease occurring in horses and swine, characterized by fever, depression, and catarrhal inflammations of the eyes, nasal passages, and bronchi, and caused by a virus.
[ 1735-45; influentia INFLUENCE ]