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fomites(dictionary)

fomites (iou)



fomites noun pl. In sense 1 also sing. fomes. M17.
[Latin = tinder.]
The cause or source of a disease or fig. of sin etc. M17-L18.
Inanimate carriers of infection; spec. the clothes, bedding, etc., of a person with a communicable disease. E19.