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bac⋅te⋅ri⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[bak-teer-ee-ol-uh-jee]
–noun
a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.

Origin:
1880–85; bacterio- + -logy


bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal [bak-teer-ee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅log⋅ic, adjective
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
bac⋅te⋅ri⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy   (bāk-tîr'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.
bac·te'ri·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk), bac·te'ri·o·log'i·cal adj., bac·te'ri·o·log'i·cal·ly adv., bac·te'ri·ol'o·gist n.
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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/ adjectivebac·te·ri·o·log·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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bacteriology bac·te·ri·ol·o·gy (bāk-tēr'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.


bac·te'ri·o·log'ic (-ə-lŏj'ĭk) adj.
bac·te'ri·ol'o·gist n.

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bacteriology   (bāk-tîr'ē-ŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
The scientific study of bacteria, especially bacteria that cause disease.
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