microbiology /mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy/ (mi″kro-bi-ol´ah-je) the science dealing with the study of microorganisms.microbiolog´ical
microbiology
microbiology [mi″kro-bi-ol´o-je]
microbiology,
mi·cro·bi·ol·o·gy (m  kr -b- l  -j )n. The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms. mi cro·bio·logic (--lg k) adj.mi cro·bi·olo·gist n. |
microbiology
[mī′krōbī·ol′əjē]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + bios, life, logos, science
the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, algae, protozoa, and fungi, and their effect on humans. microbiologic, microbiological, adj.
microbiology [mi″kro-bi-ol´o-je]
the study of microorganisms, including algae, bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. adj., adj microbiolog´ical.
microbiology,
n the branch of biology concerned with the study of microorganisms, including algae, bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and rickettsiae.
microbiology
the study of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses and pathogenic protoza, and the diseases they cause.
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