Definitions for virology
vaɪˈrɒl ə dʒi, vɪ-vi·rol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. virologynoun

   the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases

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1. virologynoun

   The branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and viral diseases.

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1. Virology

   Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of 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. The identification of the causative agent of tobacco mosaic disease (TMV) as a novel pathogen by Martinus Beijerinck (1898) is now acknowledged as being the official beginning of the field of virology as a discipline distinct from bacteriology. He realized the source was neither a bacterial nor a fungal infection, but something completely different. Beijerinck used the word "virus" to describe the mysterious agent in his 'contagium vivum fluidum' ('contagious living fluid'). Rosalind Franklin proposed the full structure of the tobacco mosaic virus in 1955. Virology began when there were no methods for propagating or visualizing viruses or specific laboratory tests for viral infections. The methods for separating viral nucleic acids (RNA and DNA) and proteins, which are now the mainstay of virology, did not exist. Now there are many methods for observing the structure and functions of viruses and their component parts. Thousands of different viruses are now known about and virologists often specialize in either the viruses that infect plants, or bacteria and other microorganisms, or animals. Viruses that infect humans are now studied by medical virologists. Virology is a broad subject covering biology, health, animal welfare, agriculture and ecology.

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1. virology

   Virology is the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses and virus-like agents, including their classification, structure, genetics, biology, evolution, and their role in causing diseases. It also involves the study of how viruses interact with the immune system, as well as the development of antiviral drugs and vaccines.

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1. Virology

   Virology is the study of viruses; submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat. 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.

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1. Virology

   The study of the structure, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of viruses, and VIRUS DISEASES.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of virology in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of virology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of virology in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   Peter Daszak was involved in the funding from EcoHealth Alliance. … That was the group that was connected to the work inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology related to gain-of-function on the very kinds of viruses that we saw escape from that lab with near certainty, peter Daszak’s got a lot of questions to explain on how this happened, why American taxpayer dollars were going for this and ultimately the Chinese Communist Party needs to be held accountable for what they did to the world.

2. State Mike Pompeo:

   We still haven't gained access, the world hasn't gained access to the WIV( Wuhan Institute of Virology) there. We don't know precisely where this virus originated from.

3. Peter Daszak:

   I just wanted to say a personal thank you on behalf of our staff and collaborators, for publicly standing up and stating that the scientific evidence supports a natural origin for COVID-19 from a bat-to-human spillover, not a lab release from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

4. Marty Makary:

   Well, 100% certainty that NIH tax dollars went to the Wuhan Virology Institute through an organization called Ecohealth.

5. Tucker Carlson:

   Peter Daszak is one of several virologists who received taxpayer dollars from Tony Fauci, and the NIH, to conduct dangerous and reckless experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=virology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Virology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virology
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=virology