Relating to or produced by bacteria; of or concerning bacteria.
From bacterium + -ic suffix, another historical variant for forming adjectives about bacteria. Multiple '-ic' and '-al' forms competed in medical terminology development.
Old medical texts use 'bacteric' where modern doctors would say 'bacterial'—watching words compete and one win out shows language as an evolving ecosystem where simpler or clearer terms naturally survive.
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