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bacteriology

bacteriology

1 6.1
Study of bacteria and how they cause disease or affect medicine
  • noun
  • /ˌbæktɪəˈrɪələdʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacteriología
  • The study of bacteriology is essential for developing new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria.
  • bacteriology population
  • bacteriology of chronic sinusitis
  • bacteriology in patients

A masters, of course, classics, but also bacteriology.

Examples

  • Many assessments of the bacteriology of chronic sinusitis have been made in several countries and by different sampling methods.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The researchers reported their findings in the Journal of Bacteriology in December.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Her research interests include environmental bacteriology and virology.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Analysis for nutrients, metals, and bacteriology was performed by Avocet Laboratories of Bellingham, Washington.

    Academic text (1996)
  • We studied the bacteriology of maxillary sinus aspirates obtained from patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The goal of our study was to determine the bacteriology of maxillary sinus aspirates obtained from patients diagnosed with chronic sinusitis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • In her graduate program, she focused on bacteriology and how bacteria affect human health.

  • Understanding bacteriology can help researchers find better ways to prevent infectious diseases.

Synonyms

microbiology
vsbacteriology
  • Specialized
11 5.3

The study of very small living things you see with a microscope like bacteria and viruses

focuses specifically on bacteria and their relation to disease and medicine

How Specific

bacteriology
  • Specialized
1 6.1
microbiology
  • Specialized
11 5.3
biology
251 2.5

Surface Forms

bacteriology singular

Morphology

bacteriology = bacteria (semi-transparent) = bacteri + logy

The meaning is largely recoverable as 'study of bacteria', but the learned suffix '-logy' makes it less immediately obvious for some learners.

Etymology

Bacteriology comes from Greek parts: bacteri- from bacterion, meaning 'small rod' because early scientists saw bacteria as tiny rods, and -ology meaning 'study', the same ending as in biology. So bacteriology is the 'study of bacteria', especially in medicine where we learn how they cause disease.