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Erm Theory
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
The theory which attributes contagious and infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc., to the agency of germs. The science of bacteriology was developed after this theory had been established.
(2):
The theory that living organisms can be produced only by the development of living germs. Cf. Biogenesis, Abiogenesis.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Erm Theory'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/erm-theory.html. 1828.