"MERS" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /mɝz/ [General-American], /mɜːz/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)z Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} MERS (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome; also Mers. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: Middle East respiratory syndrome (extra: also Mers) Categories (topical): Medicine, Coronavirus Synonyms: MERS-CoV Derived forms: MERS-CoV [abbreviation, acronym] Related terms: SARS, genetically similar, COVID-19
    Sense id: en-MERS-en-noun-COxpCBiL Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 64 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (loosely) Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-MERS-en-noun-99Ycxkxo

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