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noun
A form of pneumonia due to infection by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is genetically similar to SARS and MERS.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, informal, uncountable
Qualifier: politically offensive in Mainland China
Topics: biology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, virology
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Antonyms: none provided
History
A respiratory disease first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, from Wuhan + pneumonia.
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