microbiology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

microbiology
    n 1: the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their
         effects on humans

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Microbe}; {-logy}.]
   The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes,
   such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. --
   {Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist}, n.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Microcephalic

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 Moby Thesaurus words for "microbiology":
      aerobiology, agrobiology, anatomy, astrobiology, bacteriology,
      biochemics, biochemistry, biochemy, bioecology, biological science,
      biology, biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics,
      botany, cell physiology, cryobiology, cybernetics, cytology,
      ecology, electrobiology, embryology, enzymology, ethnobiology,
      exobiology, genetics, gnotobiotics, life science,
      molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, radiobiology,
      taxonomy, virology, xenobiology, zoology

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