coronavirology
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of coronavirus + virology.
Noun
[edit]coronavirology (uncountable)
- (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.