11 entries under germ topic. ×

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virus(noun, illness, sickness, bug, plague)
18
microbe(noun, illness, sickness, bug, plague)
13
bacillus(noun, illness, sickness, bacterium)
11
bug(noun, informal, illness, sickness, plague)
9
pathogen(noun, bacterium)
4
bacterium(noun, unit, sickness, bug, plague)
2
disease(noun, illness, sickness, bug, plague)
2
parasite
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plague
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disease-causing agent
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infection(noun, illness, sickness)
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APASmart Define. (2015). microorganism thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/microorganism/thesaurus/synonyms
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