Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

severe acute respiratory syndrome

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: sev-ere a-cute res-pi-ra-to-ry syn-drome
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

8

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

severe acute respiratory syndromes (plural)

Phrases

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

Frequently Paired Words

Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus

Synonyms

SARS

Questions

What does severe acute respiratory syndrome mean?: A 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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