SARS-CoV

Translingual

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

• SARS-CoV-2 (the virus strain that causes COVID-19)
• SARS-CoV-1 (the virus strain that causes SARS)
• SARSr-CoV (the virus species that contains SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2)

Related terms

• nCoV
• MERS-CoV

See also

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

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

• SARS

Hypernyms

• CoV (Coronavirus)

Related terms

• CoV
• MERS-CoV
• nCoV

 

See also

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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/‎^[1]:

  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).