| germinal rod | One of the minute elongated bodies resulting from the repeated division of the oocyst during sporogony. In the case of the malarial parasite, it is the form that is concentrated in the salivary glands and introduced into the blood by the bite of a mosquito; it enters the liver cells (exoerythrocytic cycle), whose progeny, the merozoites, infect the red blood cells to initiate clinical malaria. Synonym: germinal rod, zoite, zygotoblast. Origin: sporo-+ G. Zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000) |
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| germinal streak | An ectodermal ridge in the midline at the caudal end of the embryonic disk from which arises the intraembryonic mesoderm; achieved by inward and then lateral migration of cells; in human embryos, it appears on day 15 and gives a cephalocaudal axis to the developing embryo. Synonym: germinal streak. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinal vesicle | The nucleus of a primary oocyte, the development of which is suspended in prophase I of the first meiotic division between embryohood and sexual maturity. (09 Oct 1997) |
| germinate | To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Origin: L. Germinatus, p. P. Of germinare to sprout, fr. Germen. See Germ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germination | The process where a seed, spore, or zygote begins to sprout, grow, or develop, usually after it has been dormant for a time while waiting for the right growing conditions. (09 Oct 1997) |
| germinative | Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop. Germinative spot, Germinative vesicle. <biology> Same as Germinal spot, Germinal vesicle, under Germinal. Origin: Cf. F. Germinatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germinative layer | The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells. Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germinative layer of nail | The deeper layer of the nail that is continuous with the stratum germinativum of the surrounding skin and from which the nail plate is continuously formed. Synonym: germinative layer of nail. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germine | An alkaloid that occurs in Veratrum and Zygandenus species. The drug, like veratrine and veratridine, induces repetitive discharges in nerve cells, seemingly due to derangements in sodium channel function. Often used as the acetate or diacetate derivative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| germine acetates | Germine derivatives acetylated on any one or more of the hydroxy groups. These compounds are present in many polyester alkaloids which occur in veratrum and zygadenus species. They are used as antihypertensive agents, and in some cases, exhibit curare-like activity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| germinoma | A type of germ cell tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
| germiparity | <biology> Reproduction by means of germs. Origin: Germ + L. Parere to produce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Germiston virus | A virus in the genus Bunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae (05 Mar 2000) |
| germogen | <biology> A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into separate cells, from which certain ova are developed. The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms. Origin: Germ + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germule | <biology> A small germ. Origin: Dim. Fr. Germ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| germinal epithelium |
thickened peritoneal epithelium covering the gonad from earliest development; formerly thought to give rise to the germ cells, hence the name.
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| germ ring |
the proliferating marginal zone of the early blastoderm that is about to become the lips of the blastopore.
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| germ tube |
the short tube formed by a germinating hypha, conidium, or yeast cell.
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| germinal infection |
transmission of infection to the fetus or child by means of the oocyte or sperm of the parent.
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| Germisten virus |
an arbovirus of the genus Bunyavirus that causes a mild febrile disease in South Africa.
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| germ | any of various plants of the genus Teucrium |
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| germ | Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers |
| germ | having close kinship and appropriateness |
| germ | pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand |
| germ | a branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
| germ | of a more or less German nature |
| germ | of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages |
| germ | of or relating to the language of Germans |
| germ | a branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
| germ | a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens |
| germ | a rare reddish-gray mineral consisting of a copper iron germanium sulfide |
| germ | a brittle gray crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors |