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Middle East respiratory syndrome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A viral respiratory infection caused by a betacoronavirus derived from bats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 中東呼吸綜合症 /中东呼吸综合症 (Zhōngdōng hūxī zōnghézhèng) — viral respiratory infection
  • Japanese: 中東呼吸器症候群 (chūtō kokyūki shōkōgun) — viral respiratory infection
  • Korean: 중동호흡기증후군 (jungdonghoheupgijeunghugun) — viral respiratory infection