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mers¹

noun

  1. plural plural of mer

MERS²

  • /mɝz/ US
  • /mɜːz/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)z

noun Mers

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome Coronaviruses are worrying because epidemics caused by other members of the viral family, SARS and MERS, have had high death rates: 10 percent for SARS, and about 35 percent for MERS.

    Similar: MERS-CoV

  2. broadly, uncountable Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus Because MERS is a virus, antibiotics are ineffective.

Mers³

noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome, also MERS. Coronaviruses have been causing problems for humanity for a long time. Several versions are known to trigger common colds and more recently two types have set off outbreaks of deadly illnesses: severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers).

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@misc{mers_2026,
  title = {mers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}