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BACTERIOLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("bacteriology" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Domain member category:
culture medium; medium ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)
Derivation:
bacteriologic; bacteriological (of or relating to bacteriology)
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
