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Noun: bacteriology  bak`ti-(u-)ree'ó-lu-jee
  1. The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

Derived forms: bacteriologies

See also: bacteriologic, bacteriologist

Type of: medical specialty, medicine

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