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virology

[ vahy-rol-uh-jee, vi- ]

noun

  1. the science dealing with the study of viruses and the diseases caused by them.


virology

/ ˌvaɪrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; vaɪˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study of viruses and the diseases they cause
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virology

/ vī-rŏlə-jē /

  1. The scientific study of viruses and viral diseases.
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Derived Forms

  • viˈrologist, noun
  • virological, adjective
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Other Words From

  • vi·ro·log·i·cal [vahy-r, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • vi·rol·o·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of virology1

First recorded in 1930–35; vir(us) + -o- + -logy
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Example Sentences

“I could go on there for 15 minutes and I would know what the trending papers in infectious diseases and virology were just by looking at the timeline,” says Emory University virologist Boghuma Titanji.

“I would prefer to see more testing of farm workers and milk,” Dr. Daniel Goldhill, a lecturer in virology at the Royal Veterinary College at University of London, told Salon.

From Salon

It has sought proof that Fauci manipulated a scientific paper to “suppress” scientific findings that the pandemic originated with a leak from a Chinese virology institute.

The Democrats, as Stuart Neil, a professor of virology at Kings College London, wrote on X, “have made some shoddy back room deal to allow them to look tough to the conspiracy theorists.”

In virology speak, the virus is of the Influenza A type, and is called H5N1.

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