fomite /fo·mite/ (fo´mīt) fomes.
Fomite
fomite
fomite (fomes) (fō´mīt, fō´mēz),
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fo·mite (f  m t )n. An inanimate object or substance, such as clothing, furniture, or soap, that is capable of transmitting infectious organisms from one individual to another. |
Fomite
An inanimate object that can transmit infectious organisms.
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fomite
[fō′mīt]
Etymology: L, fomes, tinder
nonliving material such as bed linen that may transmit microorganisms.
fomite (fomes) (fō´mīt, fō´mēz),
n a nonliving object that may carry germs. An inanimate source of disease, such as a drinking glass used by an infected person.
fomite
Epidemiology An inanimate object–sheets, clothing, in an environment that may harbor pathogens and thus be a passive vector for infection. See Vector.
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