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

	

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

	

	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