germ theory
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgermandtheory
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germ
noun
uk/dʒɜːm/us/dʒɝːm/
a very small organism that ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθɪə.ri/us/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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It was during this era that biologists and physicians finally came to understand thegermtheoryof disease, and the field of bacteriology was established.
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This was the first demonstration of thegermtheoryof disease, the first time a microorganism was recognized as an animal pathogen.
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The play also mentions (then) new developments in thegermtheoryof disease, namely opsonins, and included socialist and anti-vivisectionist viewpoints.
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Asides include the naming of living things and the history ofgermtheory.
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Thegermtheorywas rejected by the medical establishment until after the war, and a large number of soldier deaths were caused by this.
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In common sense harmony with this theory, thegermtheoryof disease also flourished (as the contagion theory).
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Aside from offering rudimentary explanations ofgermtheory, it edified readers about the transmission of syphilis.
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The text introduced students to scientific theories of cause and effect (as illustrated bygermtheory), and to methods of controlled observation and experimentation.
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The emergence of thegermtheoryof disease brought the last two processes to fruition.
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Even after the introduction ofgermtheory, the gap between medical thinking and practice persisted for another decade.
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The differencegermtheorymakes is that now the poison that originates in the landscape can be transmitted by its immune carriers, the indigenous population.
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This revolution was later associated with thegermtheoryof disease, but it began before microorganisms were actually linked to human disease.
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Of course, discoveries like thegermtheoryof disease and antibiotics have played a part but much else is involved.
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The demise of the miasmic theory of disease and the elaboration of thegermtheoryin the 1860s brought further changes to the spatial structure of hospitals.
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To put it in context, we recall that the late 19th century saw the construction of thegermtheory, and its ultimate acceptance by the medical profession.
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Though the 'germtheory' and the progressive interpretation have been largely (if not entirely) repudiated, the non-exceptionalist and international thrust of these historiographical schools left their mark on scholars.
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Wielding a mixture of filth andgermtheory, and assorted forms of contagionism, sanitary engineers implored local authorities to abandon tipping and adopt burning before the visitation of an epidemic.
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The then controversial work is now considered a landmark ingermtheoryof disease.
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He regardedgermtheoryas hindrance to prevention and cure.
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These hypotheses are rejected by the general medical community, who cite a lack of scientific evidence and the well-testedgermtheoryof disease.
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