Fomes
Fomes (fō"mēz) , noun
[Latin fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.]
(Medicine) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.
Fomes (fō"mēz) , noun
[Latin fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.]