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Definition of Fomite
1. Noun. Any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another.
Definition of Fomite
1. Noun. (medicine epidemiology) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts. ¹
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Definition of Fomite
1. an inanimate object that serves to transmit infectious organisms [n -S]
Medical Definition of Fomite
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