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virologist

[ vahy-rol-uh-jist, vi- ]
/ vaɪˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, vɪ- /
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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.
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