Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sars

1 sense of sars

Sense 1
severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS -- (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)
       => respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder -- (a disease affecting the respiratory system)