infectiology

== English == === Alternative forms === infectology === 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 === infectiology (uncountable) The study of infection ==== Derived terms ==== infectiologic / infectologic infectiological / infectological infectiologist / infectologist ==== Related terms ==== infectious disease / infectious diseases (which is the standard collocation naming the medical specialty in English) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “infectology, infectiology”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.