virology

noun

vi·​rol·​o·​gy vī-ˈrä-lə-jē 

: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases

virological

ˌvī-rə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or virologic

ˌvī-rə-ˈlä-jik 

virologically

ˌvī-rə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

virologist

vī-ˈrä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of virology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gathering at Scripps Research’s third annual Pandemic Preparedness Symposium last week, researchers working in virology and chemistry did not bother to debate whether or not H5N1 avian influenza will clear this rapidly shrinking hurdle. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025

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. —Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 27 Nov. 2024

Instead of new evidence, the conclusion was based on fresh analyses of intelligence about the spread of the virus, its scientific properties and the work and conditions of China’s virology labs. —David Klepper, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025

But a bigger concern is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, said Dr. Chuck Gerba, a professor of virology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. —Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

vir(us) + -o- + -logy

First Known Use

circa 1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for virology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology

Kids Definition

virology

noun

vi·​rol·​o·​gy vī-ˈräl-ə-jē 

: a branch of science concerned with viruses and diseases caused by viruses

virologist

vī-ˈräl-ə-jəst 

noun

Medical Definition

virology

noun

vi·​rol·​o·​gy vī-ˈräl-ə-jē 

plural virologies

: a branch of science that deals with viruses