Found 2 items, similar to Fomites.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fomite fomite n : 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 [syn: vehicle]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fomites Fomes \Fo"mes\ (f[=o]"m[=e]z), n.; pl. Fomites (f[o^]m"[i^]*t[=e]z). [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. [1913 Webster]