SARS-CoV

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word SARS-CoV. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word SARS-CoV, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say SARS-CoV in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word SARS-CoV you have here. The definition of the word SARS-CoV will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofSARS-CoV, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Translingual

Commons:Category
Commons:Category
Wikimedia Commons has more media related to:
A SARS-CoV virion

Etymology

From SARS +‎ CoV. From English severe acute respiratory syndrome (“SARS”) and Coronavirus (“CoV”). From New Latin coronavirus, from Latin corona and Latin virus. From Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).

Proper noun

SARS-CoV

  1. Synonym of SARSr-CoV; severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; the virus that causes SARS and COVID-19
  2. Synonym of SARS-CoV-1; severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 ; the virus strain that causes SARS.

Derived terms

See also

English

Wikipedia
SARS-CoV virus particles

Noun

SARS-CoV (plural SARS-CoVs)

  1. (countable) Abbreviation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
  2. (uncountable) Abbreviation of Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (species of SARS-associated coronavirus).

Synonyms

Hypernyms

  • CoV (Coronavirus)

See also

References

  • Alexander E. Gorbalenya, et al. (2020 February 11) “Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus: The species and its viruses—a statement of the Coronavirus Study Group”, in https://www.biorxiv.org/‎:
    Based on phylogeny, taxonomy and established practice, the CSG formally recognizes this virus [2019-nCoV] as a sister to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses (SARS-CoVs) of the species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus and designates it as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia