neurovirology

neurovirology
neu·ro·vi·rol·o·gy -vī-'räl-ə-jē n, pl -gies virology concerned with viral infections of the nervous system

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neur·o·vi·rol·o·gy (noor″o-vi-rolґə-je) the study of the effects of viruses on the nervous system.

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