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Meaning of "fomites" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOMITES

fomites  [ˈfəʊmɪtiːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOMITES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fomites is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOMITES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fomite

A fomes or fomite is any object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as germs or parasites, and hence transferring them from one individual to another. Skin cells, hair, clothing, and bedding are common hospital sources of contamination. Fomites are associated particularly with hospital acquired infections, as they are possible routes to pass pathogens between patients. Stethoscopes and neckties are two such fomites associated with health care providers. Basic hospital equipment, such as IV drip tubes, catheters, and life support equipment can also be carriers, when the pathogens form biofilms on the surfaces. Careful sterilization of such objects prevents cross-infection. Researchers have discovered that smooth surfaces transmit bacteria and viruses better than porous materials. The reason is that porous, especially fibrous, materials absorb and trap the contagion, making it harder to contract through simple touch.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOMITES


Achates
əˈkeɪtiːz
ascites
əˈsaɪtiːz
barytes
bəˈraɪtiːz
draconites
ˌdrækəˈnaɪtiːz
Euphrates
juːˈfreɪtiːz
expertise
ˌɛkspɜːˈtiːz
fortes
ˈfɔːtiːz
limites
ˈlɪmɪˌtiːz
Maltese
mɔːlˈtiːz
nates
ˈneɪtiːz
Pilates
pɪˈlɑːtiːz
pyrites
paɪˈraɪtiːz
Quirites
kwɪˈraɪtiːz
sorites
sɒˈraɪtiːz
striptease
ˈstrɪpˌtiːz
tease
tiːz
Tees
tiːz
Teutates
tjʊˈteɪtiːz
Thersites
θəˈsaɪtiːz
tympanites
ˌtɪmpəˈnaɪtiːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOMITES

following wind
followship
folly
Folsom man
Fomalhaut
foment
fomentation
fomenter
fomes
fomite
fon
fonctionnaire
fond
Fonda
fondant
fondant icing
fondle
fondler
fondlingly
fondly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOMITES

All Whites
Ammonites
copper pyrites
Dolomites
equites
favourites
Freedomites
Independent Order of Rechabites
iron pyrites
kites
last rites
play favourites
Simeon Stylites
stipites
tallites
the All Whites
to play favourites
toilet requisites
velites
whites

Synonyms and antonyms of fomites in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fomites» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOMITES

Find out the translation of fomites to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fomites from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fomites» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fomites
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fomites
570 millions of speakers

English

fomites
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fomites
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الألبسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фомиты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fômites
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fomites
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fomites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fomites
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fomites
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

媒介物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fomites
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fomites
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fomites
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fomites
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदरपोकळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fomitler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fomiti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fomites
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фоміти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fomites
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φομιτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besmette voorwerpe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fomiter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fomites
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fomites

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOMITES»

The term «fomites» is normally little used and occupies the 121.142 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOMITES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fomites» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fomites» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fomites

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOMITES»

Discover the use of fomites in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fomites and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Environmental Microbiology
Fomites are inanimate objects that may be contaminated with infectious organisms and subsequently serve in their transmission. Clothing, dishes, toys, tabletops and hypodermic needles are examples of common fomites. Fomites can range ...
Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba, Terry J. Gentry, 2014
2
Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals
Examples. of. Introductions. by. Different. Routes. of. Transmission. Direct. Contact. and. the. Introduction. TRANSFER. THROUGH. FOMITES. AND. DIRECT. CONTACT. 2 | The Fomite carries the pathogen to other animals. Examples of ...
Anna Rovid Spickler, 2010
3
Modeling Disease Transmission and Its Prevention by Disinfection
Examples of indirectly transmitted diseases are vaccinia, caused by viruses that are released from lesions on the skin and transferred by fomites; and influenza, transmitted by aerosols generated during coughing and sneezing. All of the ...
Christon J. Hurst, 1996
4
Hospital Airborne Infection Control
are.sprayed.an.aerosol.is.also.produced.and.fomites.are.created.on.surfaces,. and.all.these.modes.of.transport.contribute.to.the.infection.process. TABLE 5.1 Etiology.of.Airborne.Nosocomial.Infections Category Modes of Transport Respiratory ...
Wladyslaw Kowalski, 2011
5
Medical and Surgical Reporter
which, when condensed and accumlating on board of a ship, give rise to typhus fever, ond though almost all the passengers may escape the infection, yet persons not acclimated to these fomites will be seized with the disease. Thus, also, a ...
Harold Havelock Kynett, Samuel Worcester Butler, D G. Brinton, 1860
6
American Medical Gazette and Journal of Health
obvioas means; always, however, more energetically by the near presence of the patient. Admitting the very thing to be proven, namely, the contagiousness of the yellow fever thing, that is to say, its communicability by fomites contained in ...
7
Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease
Thus the physical properties of infectious fomites determine where they are deposited on mucosal surfaces of the respiratory system and cause disease. When inhaled, larger infectious fomites, such as bacteria and fungi, are deposited and ...
James F. Zachary, M. Donald McGavin, 2013
8
Forensic Aspects of Chemical and Biological Terrorism
B. Fomites Direct contact with skin lesions and fomites can lead to transmission of smallpox. Fomites can spread infection if they are not properly disposed of. Fomites include blankets and clothing. C. Factors affecting transmission There are ...
Cyril H. Wecht, 2004
9
Journal
be any positive or sensible entity known as yellow fever fomites originating without the human body, it must be, according to the prevalent, yet untenable theory, an aerial infection, not an infection originating in articles of merchandize,  ...
Louisiana State Medical Society, 1859
10
Treatment Of Biological Warfare Casualties
Taxonomy of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers VIRUS DISEASE GEOGRAPHY RESERVOIR TRANSMISSION ARENAVIRIDAE NEW WORLD COMPLEX JUNIN ARGENTINE VHF S. AMERICA RODENT AEROSOL, FOMITES MACHUPO BOLIVIAN ...
Department of the Army

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOMITES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fomites is used in the context of the following news items.
1
School kids help animal shelter Dogs were rescued from Edgewater …
... dogs come off a transport, off of rescues, the first thing we do is we wrap them in towels to keep them warm and contain any fomites or bugs.” «The Hudson Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Those rupee notes in your hand are dirty—and deadly
Skin, hair, clothing and bedding are some common fomites. Mobile phones have also been found to be new-age fomites. You cannot become ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
3
Indian currency notes harbour antibiotic-resistant genes: study
The present study provides an interesting pipeline for a variety of future applications, including bio-surveillance of exchangeable fomites for ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
4
Dumaguing: Beware of the flu
... items where the coughed out virus may have landed like doorknobs or fomites - personal items of an infected person like handkerchief. Thus ... «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
5
Teenage Female With Chronic Coccidioidomycosis and Left Wrist Pain
... earthquakes, construction, farming, and archaeological digs and can also be carried by fomites. During the 1950s, private vehicles belonging ... «MD Magazine, Jun 15»
6
VS Confirmed in Ward County, Texas, Horse
The disease can be transmitted by direct contact with infected animals, contaminated objects (fomites), or by insect vectors such as sand flies ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
7
Spain: First Case of Diphtheria Since 1986
Transmission can also occur through fomites – inanimate objects such as toys – that have been contaminated with the bacteria that causes the ... «The Disease Daily, Jun 15»
8
Sero-prevalence and risk factors associated with African swine fever …
... means such as fomites, movement of vehicles and personnel. We recommend strict compliance with biosecurity measures, especially using ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
9
Does My Horse Have a 'Cold'?
Fomites (contaminated objects such as water buckets and feed troughs) and vectors (organisms such as people and insects) can also be ... «TheHorse.com, Jun 15»
10
VS Confirmed in Reeves County, Texas, Horses
The disease can be transmitted by direct contact with infected animals, contaminated objects (fomites), or by insect vectors such as sand flies ... «TheHorse.com, May 15»

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