fomites
/ˈfəʊmɪtiːz/plural noun
- Medicine objects or materials which are likely to carry infection, such as clothes, utensils, and furniture【医】污染物, 传染物, 传染体(衣服、器皿、家具等)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin, plural of fomes, literally 'touchwood, tinder'.