FOMITE meaning: Object likely to carry infection

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fomite: Merriam-Webster
fomite: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
fomite: Collins English Dictionary
fomite: Vocabulary.com
fomite: Wiktionary
fomite: Dictionary.com
Fomite: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
fomite: Rhymezone
fomite: FreeDictionary.org
fomite: Mnemonic Dictionary
fomite: TheFreeDictionary.com

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fomite: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)

fomite: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
online medical dictionary (No longer online)
fomite: Parents' Common Sense Encyclopedia
fomite: Medical dictionary

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Washington State Definitions and Abbreviations of Vetrinary Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (fomite)

▸ noun: (medicine) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses or prions), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.

Similar:

fomes, fimbria, fmol, frob, foley, fodient, fumigator, fetishism, fomentation, fetiche, more...

Opposite:

antifomite, non-fomite, sterile, clean

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