noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/vaɪˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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noun
Meaning 1
The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty
History
Etymology
From viro- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
viriologji
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Armenian:
վիրուսաբանություն
(virusabanutʻyun)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Armenian:
վիրոլոգիա
(virologia)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Breton:
viruzoniezh
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Bulgarian:
вирусология
(virusologija)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Catalan:
virologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Chinese Mandarin:
病毒學 /病毒学
(bìngdúxué)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Corsican:
virologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Czech:
virologie
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Danish:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Dutch:
virologie
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
East Frisian Low German:
wiirooloogii
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Esperanto:
virusologio
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Faroese:
virusfrøði
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Finnish:
virologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Finnish:
virusoppi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
French:
virologie
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Georgian:
ვიროლოგია
(virologia)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
German:
Virologie
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Greek:
ιολογία
(iología)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Hebrew:
חקר הנגיפים
(khéker hanegifím)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Hebrew:
וירולוגיה
(virológya)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Hungarian:
virológia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Icelandic:
veirufræði
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Ido:
virologio
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Indonesian:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Irish:
víreolaíocht
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Italian:
virologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Japanese:
ウイルス学
(uirusu-gaku)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Kazakh:
вирусология
(virusologiä)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Khmer:
វីរុសសាស្ត្រ
(viiruh saah)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Korean:
바이러스학
(baireoseuhak)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Latvian:
virusoloģija
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Lithuanian:
virusologija
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Lithuanian:
virologija
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Malay:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Norwegian Bokmål:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Norwegian Nynorsk:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Persian:
ویرولوژی
(viroloži)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Polish:
wirusologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Portuguese:
virologia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Romanian:
virusologie
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Russian:
вирусоло́гия
(virusológija)
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Slovak:
virológia
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Spanish:
virología
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Swedish:
virologi
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Tagalog:
birolohiya
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Thai:
ไวรัสวิทยา
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Turkish:
viroloji
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese:
virus học
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese:
vi-rút học
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese:
siêu vi học
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese:
siêu vi khuẩn học
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Vietnamese:
siêu vi trùng học
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
Welsh:
firoleg
— branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral disease
