Meanings
plural severe acute respiratory syndromes
- countableuncountablemedicineA form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.
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(b) Severe acute respiratory syndromes, which are diseases that are associated with fever and signs and symptoms of pneumonia or other respiratory illness, are capable of being transmitted from person to person, and that either are causing, or have the potential to cause, a pandemic, or, upon infection, are highly likely to cause mortality or serious morbidity if not properly controlled.
2014 July 31, Barack Obama, “Executive Order—Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases”, in https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/, Office of the Press Secretary, The White House
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 /严重急性呼吸道综合症, 嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 /严重急性呼吸道症候群
- 嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 /严重急性呼吸道综合症 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zònghézhèng)form of pneumonia
- 嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 /严重急性呼吸道症候群 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zhènghòuqún)form of pneumonia
- 非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán)form of pneumonia
Finnish SARS
- SARSform of pneumonia
French syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère, SRAS
- syndrome respiratoire aigu sévèreform of pneumonia
- SRASform of pneumonia
German Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom
- Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndromform of pneumonia
Hungarian súlyos akut légzőszervi szindróma
- súlyos akut légzőszervi szindrómaform of pneumonia
Japanese 重症急性呼吸器症候群
- 重症急性呼吸器症候群 (jūshō kyūsei kokyūki shōkōgun)form of pneumonia
Korean 중증급성호흡기증후군
- 중증급성호흡기증후군 (jungjeunggeupseonghoheupgijeunghugun)form of pneumonia
Persian نشانگان تنفسی حاد شدید
- نشانگان تنفسی حاد شدید (nešângân-e tanafosi-ye hâdd-e šadid)form of pneumonia
Polish ciężki ostry zespół oddechowy
- ciężki ostry zespół oddechowyform of pneumonia
Portuguese síndrome respiratória aguda grave
- síndrome respiratória aguda graveform of pneumonia
Russian тяжёлый о́стрый респирато́рный синдро́м, ТОРС
- тяжёлый о́стрый респирато́рный синдро́м (tjažólyj óstryj respiratórnyj sindróm)form of pneumonia
- ТОРС (TORS)form of pneumonia
Spanish síndrome respiratorio agudo severo
- síndrome respiratorio agudo severoform of pneumonia
Cite this entry
severe acute respiratory syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severe%20acute%20respiratory%20syndrome
“severe acute respiratory syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severe%20acute%20respiratory%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “severe acute respiratory syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severe%20acute%20respiratory%20syndrome.
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