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

Among them was the explanation that Wuhan – the Chinese city where the virus first began spreading – is home to a prominent virology lab. —Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025

The focus will be on acquiring and developing innovative therapies in oncology, immunology, and virology. —Joe Cornell, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

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, The Mercury News, 3 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

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