Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wuhan pneumonia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: wuhan p-neu-mo-nia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of pneumonia due to infection by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is genetically similar to SARS and MERS.

Dated; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This travel period overlapped with the time period after the announcement of the first case of Wuhan pneumonia (symptom onset on Dec 12, 2019) according to the Chinese health authority."

Etymology

A respiratory disease first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, from Wuhan + pneumonia.

Usage

Phrases

Wuhan virus Wuhan coronavirus

Frequently Paired Words

Wuhan virus Wuhan coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS Middle East respiratory syndrome MERS

Synonyms

COVID-19 coronavirus disease 2019 2019-ncov acute respiratory disease novel coronavirus pneumonia wuhan coronavirus wuhan virus wuhan flu coronavirus corona

Questions

What does wuhan pneumonia mean?: A form of pneumonia due to infection by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which is genetically similar to SARS and MERS.
Where does wuhan pneumonia come from?: A respiratory disease first reported in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019, from Wuhan + pneumonia.

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