viral

vi·ral

adj \ˈvī-rəl\

Definition of VIRAL

1

: of, relating to, or caused by a virus <a viral infection>

2

: quickly and widely spread or popularized especially by person-to-person electronic communication <a viral video>

— vi·ral·ly \-rə-lē\ adverb

First Known Use of VIRAL

1937

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with VIRAL

chiral, gyral, spiral