fomes: Meaning and Definition of

fo•mes

Pronunciation: (fō'mēz), [key]
— pl. fom•i•tes
  1. any agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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