fomite

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Noun fomite has 1 sense

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
--₁ is a kind of object, physical object

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Fomite

Definition:

A fomite refers to an inanimate object or material that can transmit infectious organisms to humans or other living organisms.

Examples:

1. Noun:

When someone with a cold sneezes into their hand and then touches a doorknob, the doorknob becomes a fomite that can transfer the cold virus to the next person who touches it.

2. Noun:

Hospital equipment, such as stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs, can potentially serve as fomites if proper cleaning and disinfection procedures are not followed.

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