Phrase guide

severe acute respiratory syndrome

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of pneumonia resulting from infection by a coronavirus characterized by fever, myalgia, lethargy and coughing and which can be fatal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: SARS

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 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
  • Chinese Mandarin: 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
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán) — form of pneumonia
  • Finnish: SARS — form of pneumonia
  • French: syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère — form of pneumonia
  • French: SRAS — form of pneumonia
  • German: Schweres Akutes Atemwegssyndrom — form of pneumonia
  • Hungarian: súlyos akut légzőszervi szindróma — form of pneumonia
  • Japanese: 重症急性呼吸器症候群 (jūshō kyūsei kokyūki shōkōgun) — form of pneumonia
  • Korean: 중증급성호흡기증후군 (jungjeunggeupseonghoheupgijeunghugun) — form of pneumonia
  • Persian: نشانگان تنفسی حاد شدید (nešângân-e tanafosi-ye hâdd-e šadid) — form of pneumonia
  • Portuguese: síndrome respiratória aguda grave — form of pneumonia
  • Russian: тяжёлый о́стрый респирато́рный синдро́м (tjažólyj óstryj respiratórnyj sindróm) — form of pneumonia
  • Russian: ТОРС (TORS) — form of pneumonia
  • Spanish: síndrome respiratorio agudo severo — form of pneumonia