SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME

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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

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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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