fomite

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

fómite

Sinónimos

vehicle

pollutant

fomes

contaminator

dealer

factor

fixer

go-between

intercessor

middleman

adjudicator

router

transactor

transmitter

intermediator

influence peddler

contaminating material

negotiator

broker

contaminant

Traducciones

Fomite

fomite

véhicule

Fomite

« fomites »

vecteur passif

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈfəʊmʌɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.