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Fomite
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1. fomite, vehicle
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
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Fomite
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biology
an inanimate substance or object that can transfer a pathogen to a host
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Fomite
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An inanimate object or substance that is capable of transmitting infectious organisms from one individual to another.
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