fomes
UK/ˈfəʊmiːz/US/ˈfoʊ.miːz/
fomes noun: morbid matter created by a disease.
Noun
fomes (plural fomites)
- Morbid matter created by a disease.
- If this putrid ferment could be more immediately corrected, a stop would probably be put to the flux, and the fomes of the disease likewise removed.1773, Gentleman's Magazine, number 43, page 554
- Synonym of fomite: a substance able to communicate infection between people.
- Toys are common fomites.
- I cannot say that I have known it spread from fomites.1803, Medical & Physical Journal, number 10, page 213
- Synonyms:
- fomite
- Anything which similarly facilitates the spread of something similarly deleterious.
- Naturall tempers... prove a great Fomes of sinne.1658, John Owen, Of Temptation, page 126
fomes meaning in Tamil
fomes in Tamil
- ஊடகி
Synonyms of fomes
Forms of fomes
| plural | fomites |
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Origin of fomes
From medical Latin fōmes (“fomite”), a figurative extension of its original sense of kindling, tinder, etc. Gradually supplanted in use by fomite, a mistaken backformation of its plural form fomites, from Latin fōmitēs.
Questions about fomes
- What does fomes mean?
- Fomes means morbid matter created by a disease.
- What is fomes in Tamil?
- Fomes in Tamil is ஊடகி. See Fomes meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fomes?
- Fomes is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fomes?
- Fomes is pronounced /ˈfəʊmiːz/ (UK).
- What is the plural of fomes?
- The plural of fomes is fomites.
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