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
- Synonym of SARSr-CoV; severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; the virus that causes SARS and COVID-19
- 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)
- (countable) Abbreviation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
- (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 Feb. 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).