Preferred Name

virology
Synonyms

virologic

virological

Definitions

The study of viral – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. 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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008372

definition

The study of viral – submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents. 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.

has database cross reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Virology

has related synonym

virologic

virological

label

virology

MeSH Descriptor ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821

NCI Thesaurus ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C17256

prefixIRI

GSSO:008372

prefLabel

virology

SNOMED CT Identifier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virology

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7215

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GSSO_008371

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