SARS
noun, Pathology.
1.
an acute respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, characterized by fever, coughing, breathing difficulty, and usually pneumonia.
noun acronym
1.
severe acute respiratory syndrome; a severe viral infection of the lungs characterized by high fever, a dry cough, and breathing difficulties. It is contagious, having an airborne mode of transmission
abbreviation
1.
South African Revenue Service
noun
severe acute respiratory syndrome, a severe and highly contagious type of pneumonia
Word Origin
2003
SARS abbr.
severe acute respiratory syndrome
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