fomes

[foh-meez]

noun, plural fom·i·tes

[fom-i-teez, foh-mi-] /ˈfɒm ɪˌtiz, ˈfoʊ mɪ-/. Usually fomites. Medicine/Medical.

any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.

Origin of fomes

1650–60; < Latin fōmes kindling wood, tinder, akin to fōvēre to keep warm

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Historical Examples of fomes

Figure 15 illustrates one of these peculiar forms of Polyporus (Fomes) applanatus.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
George Francis Atkinson
Similar punk is sometimes formed in conifers from the mycelium of Fomes pinicola.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.
George Francis Atkinson
This has been called by many authors in America Fomes applanatus or Polyporus applanatus.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard

British Dictionary definitions for fomes

fomes

noun plural -mites (-mɪtiːz)

med any material, such as bedding or clothing, that may harbour pathogens and therefore convey disease

Word Origin for fomes

C18: from Latin fōmes tinder

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fomes in Medicine

fomes

[fō′mēz]

n. pl. fom•i•tes (fŏm′ĭ-tēz′, fō′mĭ-)

Fomite.