Germ
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Germ or germs may refer to:
Science
Germ (microorganism), an informal word for a pathogen
Germ cell, cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually
Germ layer, a primary layer of cells that forms during embryonic development
Cereal germ, the reproductive part of a cereal grain
Tooth germ, an aggregation of cells that eventually forms a tooth
Germ theory of disease, which states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms
Germ (mathematics), an object in a topological space that captures local properties
Art and media
Music
"Germ" (song), by Kate Nash
Germs (band), an American punk rock band
Germ (musician), a stage name of Tim Wright
Germ (rapper), an American rapper
"Germs" (song), by "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Germs", a song by JPEGMafia from Veteran
The Germ (album), by Victim's Family
Germ (band), created by Tim Yatras.
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