Fomite
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- vehicle
- plural
- Fomites
- possessive
- Fomite's
- pluralpossessive
- Fomites'