History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
bacillus

a kind of long bacteria, one of which causes disease

bacteria

cell

a small room for one person (especially in a prison or a monastery)

smallest living organism

germ

a very small organism (in the air, food etc) that can cause disease

microscopic organism, often causing illness

microbe

any very small creature, especially one causing disease

bacteria

virus

any of various poisonous living things, smaller that bacteria, causing the spread of infectious disease

bacterium, bug

MICROORGANISM as in Wiktionary
MICROORGANISM as in Wikipedia