influenzoidadj.

1840 T. Thompson in A. Tweedie Syst. Pract. Med. III. 207 There is also reason to believe, that a modified condition of the atmosphere may..occasion a liability to affections of a similar character, to which the term influenzoid might be applied.

1860 W. H. Walshe Pract. Treat. Dis. Lungs (ed. 3) 563 During the prevalence of influenza, other acute disorders often assume what may be called an influenzoid character.

1909 W. Hutchinson Preventable Dis. iv. 91 These ‘influenzoid’, or ‘grip-like’ attacks..are probably due to a number of different milder microorganisms.

1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Jan. 84/2 There is an ‘initial fever of infection’ in primary tuberculosis which lasts for a week or ten days and is usually overlooked or considered influenzoid in nature.

1975 C. C. Pfeiffer Mental & Elemental Nutrients xxxvi. 362 Since the plastics which produce this effect are chlorinated and fluorinated, the long-term effect of these repeated influenzoid illnesses could be harmful.