The term germ comes from the Latin roots specifically from the word "germ" or "germinis" which means "offspring" "germ" or "stem", composed of the root "gene" which means to give birth or conceive and the suffix "Men" as an instrument. the royal academy defines this term as the idea that begins the process of developing a new life, that is, it is the group of cells that together develop a new being. In medicine, the microorganism is known as a germ, which is formed from a cell, which is the cause of diseases; This germ can be called a pathogenic germ, if it is clear, and it is divided into different categories such as: the virus, which causes infections, which only has to reproduce in host cells; the bacterium, which is a unicellular organism, that can only be seen through a microscope; then the protozoa, these in the form of eggs and the larvae, which is the stage or process of metamorphosis that some vertebrates have.
In botany, the word germ refers to the part of the plant called the stem, which is the first to sprout from a seed or embryo to which this term is also given by name. A clear example of this is wheat germ, which is the seed that is born from the new plant, this is a type of food that brings some benefits to the body, since it provides vitamin E, and regenerates the tissues, since It has a high content of proteins and carbohydrates, and it is useful to provide good muscles, as well as the walls of the blood vessels and the heart. Finally, in physics, the crystal is called a germ that is introduced when a liquid is in a state of supersaturation, producing its crystallization.
