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SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
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I. (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
Synonyms:
SARS; severe acute respiratory syndrome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("severe acute respiratory syndrome" is a kind of...):
respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)
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