virologist

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

noun

1. a medical researcher or scientist who studies viruses and the diseases caused by them.

   She worked for several years as a virologist on the dengue fever vaccine development team, devising ways to weaken the virus so it could be incorporated into a vaccine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of virologist¹

virolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )