n.
Pronunciation: v ī - ' rä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin vir us + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy
Date: circa 1935
: a branch of science that deals with viruses and viral diseases
– vi · ro · log · i · cal \ ˌ v ī -r ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ or vi · ro · log · ic \ -jik \ adjective
– vi · ro · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– vi · rol · o · gist \ v ī - ' rä-l ə -jist \ noun