| fomite |
Objects, such as clothing, towels, and utensils that possibly harbor a disease agent and are capable of transmitting it.
Ãâó: www.nbc-med.org/SiteContent/MedRef/OnlineRef/Field...
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| fomentation |
A hot, wet poultice used on painful, inflamed areas. The usual form is a towel dipped in tea and applied hot or warm to the swollen tissue, being changed when it cools.
Ãâó: www.healthsuperstore.com/hni/glossary-f1.asp
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| fomite |
A physical object that serves to pass an infectious agent from individual to individual
Ãâó: duke.usask.ca/~misra/virology/stud2005/vaccines6/t...
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| fomite |
Any object, that is not harmful itself, but may be capable of carrying an infectious microorganism on it and thus transmit disease.
Ãâó: www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/GlossaryEng.htm
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| fomentation |
application of a warm and moist cloth, soaked in an infusion or decoction, as treatment.
Ãâó: www.n101.com/HealthNotes/HNs/Herb/Herb_Terms.htm
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