English Dictionary

fomite

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfəʊmʌɪt/

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

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）。

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

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。

意味（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.

fomites （ plural ）