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GERM THEORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does germ theory mean?
• GERM THEORY (noun)
The noun GERM THEORY has 1 sense:
1. (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
Familiarity information: GERM THEORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("germ theory" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
Domain category:
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
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