corona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈɹəʊ.nə/
enpr: kə-rō'nə
ipa: /kəˈɹoʊ.nə/
note: Indic
ipa: /kɵˈronɑ/
rhymes: -əʊnə
Forms: form: coronas
form: Corona
Etymology: A clipping of coronavirus, ultimately from etymology 1.
Senses: examples: text: The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.
text: Similar to the way in which EBV nuclear antigens can be identified by immunofluorescence microscopy in NPC tumor cells with the EBNA test, corona antigens can be demonstrated in the cytoplasm of tumor cells of the same patient. A possible non-specific reaction could be excluded by use of animal corona antisera.
ref: 1981 January, W. Arnold with M. Klein, J. B. Wang, W. A. K. Schmidt, and H. J. Trampisch, “Coronavirus-associated Antibodies in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Infectious Mononucleosis”, in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, volume 232, number 2, Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 May 2020, page 175:
text: Although this study was restricted to the human coronaviruses, these basic properties apply to all known animal and human coronas (results not shown).
ref: 2015 April 16, Ben Berkhout, Formijn van Hemert, “On the Biased Nucleotide Composition of the Human Coronavirus RNA Genome”, in Virus Research: An International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Virology, volume 202, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, →PMID, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2021, page 46:
text: He collapsed at the approach to his village. The villagers would not help, not admit him anywhere in. They were spooked, he may have been carrying corona. He died, and his remains were not let in either. Doctors were called, a test was done. The cadaver tested negative.
ref: 2020 May 5, Sankarshan Thakur, “A mildewed life: State of play: The migrant is trapped between the home and the world”, in The Telegraph, Kolkata, West Bengal: ABP, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2020:
synonyms: word: rona
english: SARS-CoV-2, informal
translation: SARS-CoV-2, informal
glosses: A coronavirus, especially SARS-CoV-2.
examples: text: She caught corona last week.
text: The MERS outbreak in the hospital created widespread fear and panic among healthcare providers and other employees. […] For example, participants’ traumatic experience is illustrated by the quote below: / “Neglect is pain … prejudice is there, it hurts, also … unbelievable human ignorance. There was one person who is in administration here, who was scared to call me because she might get Corona over the phone.”
ref: 2018 March–April, Adel F. Almutairi, Abdallah A. Adlan, Hanan H. Balkhy, Oraynab A. Abbas, Alexander M. Clark, “‘It feels like I’m the dirtiest person in the world.’: Exploring the Experiences of Healthcare Providers who Survived MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia”, in Journal of Infection and Public Health, volume 11, number 2, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 188, column 2:
text: His wife, Varda, told Geo News: “Tariq passed away in the blessed month of Ramadan in the line of duty. Even after he had developed symptoms of corona and isolated at home, he continued to do telephone clinics.”
ref: 2020 May 8, Nazia Parveen, “Six-week-old baby believed to be England’s youngest coronavirus victim”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2021:
glosses: A disease caused by a coronavirus, especially COVID-19.
Derived terms: corona belly
corona blues
corona bond
corona party
coronaphobia
coronasceptic
corona-wise
coronoia
rona