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The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted…

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  1. The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp. infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributes them to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differ materially from the accepted germ theory (which see).
  2. The theory which likens the course of certain diseases (esp.infectious diseases) to the process of fermentation, and attributesthem to the organized ferments in the body. It does not differmaterially from the accepted germ theory (which see).