retrovirology

noun ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gy \ˌre-trō-vī-ˈrä-lə-jē\

Definition of RETROVIROLOGY

: virology concerned with the study of retroviruses

— ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

1982

Medical Dictionary

noun ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gy \ˌre-trō-vī-ˈräl-ə-jē\

plural ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gies

: a branch of virology concerned with the study of retroviruses

—ret·ro·vi·rol·o·gist \-jəst\ noun

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