infectiology

infectiology means the study of infection. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

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.

noun

The study of infection“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.”