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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

fomite

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Source Word

fomite

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfəʊmʌɪt/

(medicine) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.

Japanese Meaning

無生物でありながら、病原体（例：細菌、ウイルス、寄生虫など）を運び、伝播を助ける可能性のある物体（例えば、タオル、食器、台所用品、洗濯物など）。

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The researchers found that a doorknob acted as a fomite, facilitating the spread of the virus between households.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

研究者たちは、ドアノブが病原体を運ぶ無生物として機能し、家庭間でウイルスの拡散を促進していることを発見した。

Sense（1）

(medicine) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts; common examples include towels, dishcloths, kitchenware/flatware, and laundry.

This must be an efficacious fomite of cutaneous and pectoral disease.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

fomites

（ plural ）

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