virology

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/vaɪˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.

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Meanings

nounvirology (usually uncountable, plural virologies)

plural virologies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian вирусология
  • вирусология (virusologija)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Catalan virologia
  • virologiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Chinese Mandarin 病毒學 /病毒学
  • 病毒學 /病毒学 (bìngdúxué)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Czech virologie
  • virologiebranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Danish virologi
  • virologibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Dutch virologie
  • virologiebranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Esperanto virusologio
  • virusologiobranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Finnish virologia, virusoppi
  • virologiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • virusoppibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
French virologie
  • virologiebranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
German Virologie
  • Virologiebranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Greek ιολογία
  • ιολογία (iología)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Hebrew חקר הנגיפים, וירולוגיה
  • חקר הנגיפים (khéker hanegifím)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • וירולוגיה (virológya)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Hungarian virológia
  • virológiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Icelandic veirufræði
  • veirufræðibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Indonesian virologi
  • virologibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Irish víreolaíocht
  • víreolaíochtbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Italian virologia
  • virologiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Japanese ウイルス学
  • ウイルス学 (uirusu-gaku)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Korean 바이러스학
  • 바이러스학 (baireoseuhak)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Latvian virusoloģija
  • virusoloģijabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Lithuanian virusologija, virologija
  • virusologijabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • virologijabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Malay virologi
  • virologibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Norwegian Bokmål virologi
  • virologibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Persian ویرولوژی
  • ویرولوژی (viroloži)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Polish wirusologia
  • wirusologiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Portuguese virologia
  • virologiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Romanian virusologie
  • virusologiebranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Russian вирусоло́гия
  • вирусоло́гия (virusológija)branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Slovak virológia
  • virológiabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Spanish virología
  • virologíabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Swedish virologi
  • virologibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Tagalog birolohiya
  • birolohiyabranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Thai ไวรัสวิทยา
  • ไวรัสวิทยาbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Turkish viroloji
  • virolojibranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese virus học, vi-rút học
  • virus họcbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • vi-rút họcbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • siêu vi họcbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • siêu vi khuẩn họcbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
  • siêu vi trùng họcbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Welsh firoleg
  • firolegbranch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease

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