Severe acute respiratory syndrome/səvˈɪrəkjˈutrˈɛspərətˌɔrisˈɪndrˌoʊm/Listen
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
noun
1.
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.
