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• 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 theory — 1. (Biol.) The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs. Cf. {Biogenesis}, {Abiogenesis}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. (Med.) The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases, suppurative… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Infectious disease — In*fec tious dis*ease (a) Any disease caused by the entrance, growth, and multiplication of microorganisms in the body; a germ disease. It may not be contagious. (b) Sometimes, as distinguished from {contagious disease}, such a disease… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• germ theory — n a theory in medicine: infections, contagious diseases, and various other conditions (as suppurative lesions) result from the action of microorganisms * * * the doctrine that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms …   Medical dictionary

• germ theory — germ′ the ory n. 1) pat the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms 2) bio biogenesis • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

• germ theory — n. the theory that diseases are transmitted by specific germs, or microorganisms, as has been proved for many infectious diseases …   English World dictionary

• Germ theory of disease — The germ theory, also called the pathogenic theory of medicine, is a theory that proposes that microorganisms are the cause of many diseases. Although highly controversial when first proposed, it is now a cornerstone of modern medicine and… …   Wikipedia

• germ theory — noun (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑medical specialty • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory * * * noun : a theory in medicine: infections, conta …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• 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 theory — 1. Pathol. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms. 2. Biol. biogenesis. [1870 75] * * * Theory that certain diseases are caused by invasion of the body by microorganisms. Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister …   Universalium