jurm]
| 1. | a microorganism, esp. when disease-producing; microbe. |
| 2. | a bud, offshoot, or seed. |
| 3. | the rudiment of a living organism; an embryo in its early stages. |
| 4. | the initial stage in development or evolution, as a germ cell or ancestral form. |
| 5. | something that serves as a source or initial stage for subsequent development: the germ of an idea. |
| 6. | Pathology. of, pertaining to, or caused by disease-producing germs. |
germ (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.