Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy Pronunciation:
(")bak-"tir-E-'äl-&-jE Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural -gies 1 : a science that deals with bacteria and their relations to medicine, industry, and agriculture
2 : bacterial life and phenomena —
bac·te·ri·o·log·ic /bak-"tir-E-&-'läj-ik/ or bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal /-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective —
bac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb