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

virology

1. The scientific study of viruses and viral diseases.

Other Word Forms

• virological adjective
• virologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of virology¹

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

Example Sentences

“There was no molecular biology to speak of and very little virology. … It was a brave field of work.”

From Los Angeles Times

A strike could affect operations at hospitals and clinics as well as research at the UC on cancer, food safety, virology, climate change and other issues.

From Los Angeles Times

To understand how the bird flu got out of hand, KFF Health News interviewed nearly 70 government officials, farmers and farmworkers, and researchers with expertise in virology, pandemics, veterinary medicine, and more.

From Salon

Microbiologists say a broad ban would be destructive, sweeping up much routine virology research and hindering efforts to understand whether the H5N1 virus infecting U.S. cows will jump to humans.

From Science Magazine

“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.

From Science Magazine