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   SARS

   /sɑːz/

   noun

   • 1. an acute infectious disease caused by a coronavirus, with initial symptoms including fever and cough and in some cases progressing to pneumonia and respiratory failure. It was first recognized as an epidemic that began in China in 2002.

   Word Origin early 21st century: short for severe acute respiratory syndrome.

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

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