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Germ Theory

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Noun

1. germ theory

(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Germ Theory

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noun
1. 
the theory that all infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms
2. 
the theory that living organisms develop from other living organisms by the growth and differentiation of germ cells

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Germ Theory

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the theory that diseases are transmitted by specific germs, or microorganisms, as has been proved for many infectious diseases

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Germ Theory

see synonyms of germ theory
n.
The doctrine holding that infectious diseases are caused by the activity of microorganisms within the body.

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