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Bacteriology

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. That department of biology which investigates bacteria and other microbes, especially their life-history and agency in disease; the scientific study of bacteria.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

Word Usage

"These publications are historical sources for a period which witnessed the transition from a humoral to a biochemical tradition, which was based on laboratorial science and document the important breakthroughs in bacteriology, parasitology and the developments of vaccines in a colonial context"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

medical specialty medicine

Cross Reference

microbiology

Rhyme

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Same Context

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microbiology embryology pharmacology zoölogy biochemistry