severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *severe acute respiratory syndrome*:
NOUN	state	severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS	a respiratory disease of unknown etiology that apparently originated in mainland China in 2003

English > *severe acute respiratory syndrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
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.
Synonym	SARS
Broader	respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder	A disease affecting the respiratory system
Spanish	síndrome respiratorio agudo severo, SRAS

HyperDic: severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome