| 单词 | germ |
| 释义 | germ[ jurm ] / dʒɜrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR germ ON THESAURUS.COM nouna microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe. a bud, offshoot, or seed. the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early stages. the initial stage in development or evolution, as a germ cell or ancestral form. something that serves as a source or initial stage for subsequent development: the germ of an idea. adjectivePathology. of, relating to, or caused by disease-producing germs. Origin of germ1400–50; late Middle English <Middle French germe<Latin germen shoot, sprout, by dissimilation from *genmen, equivalent to gen- (see genitor, genus) + -men resultative noun suffix) SYNONYMS FOR germ4 spark, root, bud, rudiment, seed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR germ ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM germgermless, adjectivegermlike, adjectiveWords nearby germgeriatric, geriatrician, geriatrics, Géricault, Gerlachovka, germ, Germain, Germaine, german, German Africa, German Baptist Brethren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for germBritish Dictionary definitions for germgerm / (dʒɜːm) / nouna microorganism, esp one that produces disease in animals or plants (often plural) the rudimentary or initial form of somethingthe germs of revolution a simple structure, such as a fertilized egg, that is capable of developing into a complete organism Word Origin for germC17: from French germe, from Latin germen sprig, bud, sprout, seed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for germgerm [ jûrm ] n.A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop. A microorganism, especially a pathogen. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for germgerm [ jûrm ] A microscopic organism or agent, especially one that is pathogenic, such as a bacterium or virus. UsageThe terms germ and microbe have been used to refer to invisible agents of disease since the nineteenth century, when scientists introduced the germ theory of disease, the idea that infections and contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms. Microbe, a shortening and alteration of microorganism, comes from the Greek prefix mikro-, small, and the word bios, life. Scientists no longer use the terms germ and microbe very much. Today they can usually identify the specific agents of disease, such as individual species of bacteria or viruses. To refer generally to agents of disease, they use the term pathogen, from the Greek pathos, suffering, and the suffix -gen, producer. They use microorganism to refer to any unicellular organism, whether disease-causing or not. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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