Wuhan coronavirus

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable
  2. 2
    a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020 wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19 itself. colloquial, offensive, sometimes, uncountable

    "Health officials in two California counties have reported over the weekend two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the state, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to four."

Synonyms

All synonyms
2019-ncov acute respiratory diseasecoronacoronaviruscoronavirus disease 2019covid-19novel coronavirus pneumonia

Example

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"Health officials in two California counties have reported over the weekend two new cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the state, bringing the total number of cases in the U.S. to four."

Etymology

From Wuhan + coronavirus, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

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