Crossword clues for virology
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1935, from comb. form of virus + -ology. Related: Virological.
Wiktionary
n. The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.
WordNet
n. the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases
Wikipedia
Virology is the study of viruses – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. It focuses on the following aspects of viruses: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit host cells for reproduction, their interaction with host organism physiology and immunity, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy. Virology is considered to be a subfield of microbiology or of medicine.
Virology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in virology. Established in 1955 by George Hirst, Lindsay Black and Salvador Luria, it is the earliest English-only journal to specialise in the field. The journal covers basic research into viruses affecting animals, plants, bacteria and fungi, including their molecular biology, structure, assembly, pathogenesis, immunity, interactions with the host cell, evolution and ecology. Molecular aspects of control and prevention are also covered, as well as viral vectors and gene therapy, but clinical virology is excluded. As of 2013, the journal is published fortnightly by Elsevier.
Usage examples of "virology".
CDC as an EIS officer in the late fifties and had become increasingly interested in microbiology and ultimately virology.
From virology to genetics and primate paleobiology, each of the specialties had its own esprit de corps, its own labs, its own pursuits.
Tenure track, start and ran a small virology research lab in New Hampshire.
It was a mistake many more experienced doctors--- unfamiliar with virology--- had made before and would make again, and Lassa usually killed even with the best treatment.