man flunoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmæn ˌfluː/us/ˈmæn ˌfluː/humorousan illness such as a cold that is not serious, but that the person who has it treats as more serious, usually when this person is a man:
John has a touch of man flu and he won't get out of bed.
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- sinusitis
- wheeze
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