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fomite

Terms vs Fomite - What's the difference?

terms | fomite |


As nouns the difference between terms and fomite

is that terms is while fomite is (medicine|epidemiology) an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.

Fomite vs Vehicle - What's the difference?

fomite | vehicle |


As nouns the difference between fomite and vehicle

is that fomite is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts while vehicle is a conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.

Fomite vs Somite - What's the difference?

fomite | somite |


As nouns the difference between fomite and somite

is that fomite is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts while somite is one of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.

Fomite vs Domite - What's the difference?

fomite | domite |


As nouns the difference between fomite and domite

is that fomite is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts while domite is a greyish variety of trachyte.

Parasite vs Fomite - What's the difference?

parasite | fomite |


As nouns the difference between parasite and fomite

is that parasite is a person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back while fomite is an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.

Virus vs Fomite - What's the difference?

virus | fomite |


As nouns the difference between virus and fomite

is that virus is virus while fomite is (medicine|epidemiology) an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.

Bacteria vs Fomite - What's the difference?

bacteria | fomite |


As an adjective bacteria

is bacterial.

As a noun fomite is

(medicine|epidemiology) an inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.