Fomes

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(Med.) Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining, and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen clothes are said to be active fomites.

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Fomes - genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees Synonyms: genus Fomes

agaric, family Polyporaceae, Fomes igniarius, fungus genus, genus Fomes, Polyporaceae