Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bacteriological" tana nufin duk wani abu da ya shafi binciken kimiyya ko binciken kwayoyin cuta, halayensu, halayensu, da mu'amala da muhallinsu. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga hanyoyin, kayan aiki, da dabarun da ake amfani da su wajen nazarin ƙwayoyin cuta, kamar su al'adu, tabo, da ƙananan ƙwararru.
