disease-producing germ

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• germ — germless, adj. germlike, adj. /jerrm/, n. 1. a microorganism, esp. when disease producing; microbe. 2. a bud, offshoot, or seed. 3. the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early stages. 4. the initial stage in development or evolution …   Universalium

• germ, microbe, bacteria, virus — These terms are so closely related that only a scientist would ordinarily need to differentiate among them. A germ is a microbe, a disease producing microorganism. In biology, germ refers to an initial stage in development, as a germ cell of such …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• germ — [[t]dʒɜrm[/t]] n. 1) mcr a microorganism, esp. when disease producing; microbe 2) bot a bud, offshoot, or seed 3) dvl the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early stages 4) dvl the initial stage in development or evolution, as a germ …   From formal English to slang

• germ — /dʒɜm / (say jerm) noun 1. a microorganism, especially when disease producing; microbe. 2. that from which anything springs as if from a seed. 3. Embryology a. a bud, offshoot, or seed. b. the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early …  

• germ — Synonyms and related words: Anlage, Euglena, adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, animalcule, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, base, basis, beginning, blastula, bud, bug, coccus, colon bacillus, diatom,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• germ — germ, microbe, bacterium, bacillus, virus, though not strict synonyms, are comparable because all denote organisms invisible to the naked eye, including organisms that are the causative agents of various diseases. Germ and microbe are the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• germ — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. microorganism; seed, embryo; microbe, bacterium; beginning, rudiment; source, origin, cause. See littleness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Origin] Syn. inception, source, root, basis; see origin 3 . 2.… …   English dictionary for students

• human disease — Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease       Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …   Universalium

• genetic disease, human — Introduction       any of the diseases and disorders that are caused by mutations in one or more genes (gene).       With the increasing ability to control infectious and nutritional diseases in developed countries, there has come the realization …   Universalium

• Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety.       In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …   Universalium

• infectious disease — Introduction       in medicine, a process caused by a microorganism that impairs a person s health. An infection, by contrast, is the invasion of and replication in the body by any of various microbial agents including bacteria, viruses (virus),… …   Universalium