CV-19

noun

ˈsē-ˈvē-ˌnīn-ˈtēn 

variants or CV19

: covid-19

Governor Jay Inslee has been forceful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic because our state is the nation's hotbed of CV-19 infections.

—Patrick Grubb

The CV19 Index does not predict who will become infected with COVID-19 or identify where the virus might spread. It is only meant to identify people with a heightened risk of severe complications should they become infected.

—Business Wire

Word History

First Known Use

2020, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

CV-19

noun

ˈsē-ˈvē-ˌnīn-ˈtēn 

variants or CV19

: covid-19