fomite

污染物

发音

UK /ˈfəʊmʌɪt/
US /ˈfoʊmaɪt/

词形变化

fomites 复数 fomites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    传染物

    媒介物

    病媒

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

vehicle

上位词 1

object

词源

A back-formation from fomites, plural of fomes, a borrowing of medical Latin fōmes (“tinder, kindling”), used figuratively to evoke the analogy of a spreading infection to a spreading fire.

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