noun
- the scientific study of viruses and viral diseases
Usage: medical; scientific
Examples
- She earned her PhD in virology from Johns Hopkins University.
- The virology lab studies how viruses spread and mutate.
- Advances in virology have led to better vaccines.
- The hospital’s virology department tests for viral infections.
- His research in virology focuses on influenza strains.
- The virology textbook covers both plant and animal viruses.