"Microbiologist (from Greek \u03BC\u1FD1\u03BA\u03C1\u03BF\u03C2, m\u012Bkros, \"small\"; \u03B2\u03AF\u03BF\u03C2, bios, \"life\"; and -\u03BB\u03BF\u03B3\u03AF\u03B1, -logia): 'micro' means 'tiny' in reference to objects that typically cannot be seen with the naked eye; 'bio' means life and '-logia' (or '-logy\u2019) is the suffix for study from the classic Greek. A microbiologist studies tiny (microscopic) life forms and processes or works in the field of microbiology."@en . . .