microorganism

n. microscopic life form, bacteria

A microorganism (also spelled as microrganism) or microbe is an organism that is microscopic (too small to be seen by the human eye). The study of microorganisms is called microbiology. Microorganisms include bacteria, fungi, archaea or protists, but not viruses and prions, which are generally classified as non-living. Most microorganisms are single-celled, or unicellular, but some are microscopic, and some unicellular protists are visible to the average human.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Microorganism /mi·cro·or·gan·ism/ a microscopic organism; those of medical interest include bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. [more]Microorganism - Community and Resources

Noun
1. any organism of microscopic size
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) intestinal flora
(part-meronym) pilus
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(class) highly infective

(n.)
Any microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious diseases.