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coronavirologist

American

[kuh-roh-nuh-vahy-rol-uh-jist, ‐vi‐] / kəˌroʊ nə vaɪˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, ‐vɪ‐ /

noun

a medical researcher or scientist specializing in the study of coronaviruses and the illnesses they cause.

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Derived Forms

coronavirology

noun

Etymology

Origin of coronavirologist

First recorded in 1985–90; corona(virus) ( def. ) + virologist ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Stanley Perlman, a coronavirologist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, says that the animal studies conducted so far can tell vaccine developers only so much.

From Nature • May 18, 2020

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