SARS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does SARS mean? 

• SARS (noun)
  The noun SARS has 1 sense:

1. a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal

  Familiarity information: SARS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003; characterized by fever and coughing or difficulty breathing or hypoxia; can be fatal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

SARS; severe acute respiratory syndrome

Hypernyms ("SARS" is a kind of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

 Context examples 

Also called: SARS, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome

(Coronavirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)