coronavirology

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of coronavirus +‎ virology.

Noun[edit]

coronavirology (uncountable)

  1. (virology) The scientific study of coronaviruses.
    • 1988, W. Spaan, “Coronaviruses: Structure and Genome Expression”, in Journal of General Virology, volume 69, page 2939:
      Progress has been rapid in coronavirology during the last few years, and interesting insights have been gained for virology in general.
    • 1991, David Cavanagh, Coronaviruses and their Diseases, page v:
      The cloning/sequencing phase of coronavirology for which the 1980's will be partly remembered, has provided a sound framework for further studies of the virus structural proteins and also some provocative insights relevant to these studies.
    • 2000, Madeleine W. Cunningham, Effects of Microbes on the Immune System, page 333:
      A key determinant of virus pathogenesis is the distribution of host cell receptor for the virus in question. This aspect of coronavirology has been reviewed.

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