germ theory


noun
  1. Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.

  2. Biology. biogenesis.

Origin of germ theory

1
First recorded in 1870–75

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germ theory

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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