virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈrä-lə-jē 
: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
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On Monday, the subcommittee turned its gunsights on Fauci, a revered expert in virology and immunology who was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years and a key figure in the development of therapies to fight HIV infection.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Peiris, who is chair of virology at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health, wonders whether the risk that H5N1 poses to people has changed in the decades since H5 first started infecting humans.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 June 2024
Legitimate scientists, such as virology experts uninfected by the conspiratorial fantasy that the virus originated in the lab, are aghast at the suspension of EcoHealth’s funding and the organization’s likely debarment, as well as the Democrats’ supine behavior.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
In virology speak, the virus is of the Influenza A type, and is called H5N1.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Peiris, who is chair of virology at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Public Health, wonders whether the risk that H5N1 poses to people has changed in the decades since H5 first started infecting humans.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 5 June 2024
Legitimate scientists, such as virology experts uninfected by the conspiratorial fantasy that the virus originated in the lab, are aghast at the suspension of EcoHealth’s funding and the organization’s likely debarment, as well as the Democrats’ supine behavior.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
In virology speak, the virus is of the Influenza A type, and is called H5N1.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
: a branch of science concerned with viruses and diseases caused by viruses
Medical Definition
virology
noun
vi·rol·o·gy
vī-ˈräl-ə-jē
plural virologies
: a branch of science that deals with viruses
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