Bacteriology
- : The science and study of bacteria and their relation to medicine and to other areas such as agriculture (e.g., farm animals) and industry. Bacteria are single-celled microorganisms which can live as independent organisms or, dependently, as parasites. Among the better known bacteria are strep, staph, and the agents of tuberculosis and leprosy. Bacteriology is a part of microbiology which encompasses the study of bacteria, viruses, and all other sorts of microorganisms.
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1) a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture2) bacterial life and phenomenabac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv* * *
n.the science concerned with the study of bacteria. It is a branch of microbiology.• bacteriological adj.• bacteriologist n.* * *
bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy (bak-tēr″e-olґə-je) [bacterio- + -logy] the science that treats of bacteria. Cf. microbiology. bacteriologic, bacteriological adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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bacteriology — ► NOUN ▪ the study of bacteria. DERIVATIVES bacteriologist noun … English terms dictionary
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bacteriology — [[t]bæktɪ͟əriɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria. Derived words: bacteriological [[t]bæktɪ͟əriəlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ ADJ n ...the national bacteriological laboratory … English dictionary
bacteriology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1884 1. a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture 2. bacterial life and phenomena • bacteriologic or … New Collegiate Dictionary
bacteriology — noun The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture … Wiktionary
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bacteriology — bac|te|ri|ol|o|gy [bækˌtıəriˈɔlədʒi US ˌtıriˈa:l ] n [U] the scientific study of bacteria >bacteriologist n >bacteriological [bækˌtıəriəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˌtıriəˈla: ] adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
