(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:43:21

Fo"mes (?), n.; pl. Fomites (#). [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.] Med.

Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.

 

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