Virology

//vaɪˈɹɒləd͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases wordnet

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anatomybacteriologybiochemistrybiologybionicsbionomics

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"The virology expert admonished the government's infection prevention strategy."

Etymology

From viro- + -logy.

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