El virólogo
Example: El virólogo estudia los virus para encontrar una cura.
Definition
"El virólogo" is a specialist in the medical field who studies viruses, their structure, classification, and effects on living organisms. This expert works to understand viral infections and develop treatments or vaccines to combat viral diseases.
Etymology
The term "el virólogo" originates from the Spanish word 'virus' combined with the Greek-derived suffix '-logy,' meaning 'study of.' Thus, "el virólogo" literally means 'one who studies viruses.' This word emerged as virology developed as a distinct scientific discipline in the 20th century.
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"El virólogo" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medical Professions - (A1) - set 1", containing 101 commonly used words.
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