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SARS

American  
[sahrz] / sɑrz /

noun

Pathology.

  1. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: an acute respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus, characterized by fever, coughing, breathing difficulty, and usually pneumonia.

SARS 1 British  
/ sɑːz /

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

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SARS 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. South African Revenue Service

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Etymology

Origin of SARS

First recorded in 2005–10

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