bacterio-
1.
variant of
bacteri-
.
British Dictionary definitions for
bacterio-
bacterio-
combining form
1.
indicating bacteria or an action or condition relating to or characteristic of bacteria:
bacteriology,
bactericide,
bacteroid
Word Origin
New Latin, from
bacteria
bacterio-
in Medicine
bacterio-
or
bacteri-
or
bacter-
pref.
Bacteria; bacterial:
bacteriology.