Taber's Medical Dictionary
germ
[L. germen, sprout, fetus]
1. A colloquial term for a microorganism, esp. a pathogen.
SEE: microbe; SEE: microorganism
2. The first rudiment of a developing organ or part.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Germ." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747104/all/germ.
Germ. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747104/all/germ. Accessed June 6, 2023.
Germ. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747104/all/germ
Germ [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 June 06]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747104/all/germ.
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