Meaning of FOMITE

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious organisms from one person to another
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	See Also:		object, physical object
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		An inanimate object which, when contaminated with a viable pathogen (bacterium, virus, etc.) can transfer the pathogen to a host.
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