flu-like

A form of flulike — Resembling or characteristic of influenza.

Meanings

adjectiveflu-like (comparative more flu-like, superlative most flu-like)

comparative more flu-like · superlative most flu-like

  1. alternativeAlternative form of flulike.

    He had presented in the Cromwell Hospital, London with flu-like symptoms and initially received treatment for related renal bleeding.

    2015, Justin D. Edwards, Technologies of the Gothic in Literature and Culture, page 113
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    However, caffeine withdrawal can bring on symptoms like headache, fatigue or drowsiness, difficulty concentrating, depressed mood or irritability, and even flu-like symptoms such as nausea or muscle pain!

    2014, Kristen Mancinelli, The Ketogenic Diet, page 121

    The most common adverse effects include injection-site redness and swelling, menstrual irregularities, flu-like symptoms (eg, fever, chills, and myalgias), and rarely injection-site necrosis.

    2017, Joseph T. DiPiro, Robert L. Talbert, Gary C. Yee, Pharmacotherapy
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