Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infectiology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fec-ti-ol-o-gy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of infection

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We describe here a novel approach to infectiology for salmonid fish where blood samples are collected repeatedly in a small group of PIT-tagged animals."

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from infection + -ology; being ISV, the word is cognate with French infectiologie, but in English the usual name of the medical specialty is infectious disease or infectious diseases.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: infection

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

infectology (alternative)

Derived Forms

infectiologic infectologic infectiological infectological infectiologist infectologist

Phrases

infectious disease infectious diseases

Frequently Paired Words

infectious disease infectious diseases

Questions

What does infectiology mean?: The study of infection
Where does infectiology come from?: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from infection + -ology; being ISV, the word is cognate with French infectiologie, but in English the usual name of the medical specialty is infectious disease or infectious diseases.

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