Fomes Definition
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs.
Woollen clothes are said to be active fomites.
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Synonyms:
- genus Fomes
Origin of Fomes
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Latin fomes, touch-wood, tinder.
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