BACTERIOLOGY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)