Associations to the word «Bacteriology»

Wiktionary

BACTERIOLOGY, noun. (biology) (microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Dictionary definition

BACTERIOLOGY, noun. The branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats