fomesn.

Brit.

/ˈfəʊmiːz/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊmiz/,

/ˈfoʊmeɪz/

Inflections: Plural fomites Brit.

/ˈfəʊmᵻtiːz/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊməˌtiz/,

/ˈfoʊməˌteɪz/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fōmes.

Etymology: < classical Latin fōmes (genitive fōmitis ) kindling, in later use also stimulus (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also morbific matter (of a disease) (1546 in G. Fracastoro, or earlier) < the base of fovēre to cherish, warm (see fovent adj.); the origin of the dental suffix is unclear.Compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin fomes morbi morbific matter (of a disease) in figurative use in an English context:1654 A. Tuckney Θανατοκτασία 137 But mortification effecteth this more directly, in that it properly and formally taketh away sin which is fomes morbi, the very matter of the disease. The trisyllabic pronunciation of the plural form fomites given above reflects the pronunciation of the Latin plural form. For the pronunciation Brit.

/ˈfəʊmʌɪts/, U.S.

/ˈfoʊmaɪts/ see fomite n. Later instances of the plural fomites are not clearly distinct from the plural of fomite n., and are treated at that entry.

†1. Theology. An incubator or foundation for sin; an innate propensity towards sinful behaviour. Obsolete.Often mentioned in conjunction with original sin.

ΚΠ

1538 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Sarcerius Common Places of Script. f. xlix^v To graunt y^t this kynlyng or fomes [L. fomitem] (as they call it) is a thyng indifferent of it selfe, neyther good nor euell.

1658 J. Owen Of Temptation vii. 126 Naturall tempers..prove a great Fomes of sinne.

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 327 Concupiscential Fomes, which possess'd The Parents thus, was on their Race impress'd.

1857 J. W. Donaldson Christian Orthodoxy Reconciled iv. 348 [The body] is the cause of all sin and suffering,..the vehicle and fomes of corruption and death.

2. Medicine.

†a. The cause or seat of a disease. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > morbific principles

virusa1400

infection1539

seminary1604

fomes1660

fomite1860

1660 J. Wynell Lues Venerea viii. 54 The fomes of this disease is seated in the humors, (as is before said) which are dispersed throughout the body, from which each bowell and member with its nourishment, having its defilement.

1680 W. Charleton Enq. Human Nature v. 458 There are..many great Wits, who in every intermittent Fever, seek for a peculiar Fomes or Seat of the Cause.

1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 554 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.

1872 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Mar. 232/1 There are certain physical, geological, and meteorological conditions which favour the kindling and the transmission of the typhoid fomes.

b. Something that is capable of transferring a disease from one place or individual to another; spec. an object or substance that is contaminated with an infectious agent and capable of transmitting it by direct contact; = fomite n. Now somewhat rare.Later instances of the regular plural fomites are not clearly distinct from the plural of fomite n., and are treated at that entry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > agent or medium

infectiona1398

leavena1400

virusa1400

contagion1603

taint1623

fomes1800

conductor1807

infectant1832

zymin1842

contagium1870

noxa1872

pathogen1880

zyme1882

auto-infectant1887

insult1903

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 112 A seaman's chest of dirty clothes, tainted with all kinds of animal exudations, may..turn to a fomes.

1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 308 It does not appear that the late influenza was distinctly communicable by clothes or fomites.

1849 A. Bryson in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 460 Either simply through the medium of the atmosphere or by means of fomites.

1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Mar. 646/2 Plague..was..capable of engendering a contagious matter—a fomes—capable of adhering to certain inanimate substances.

1987 Rev. Infectious Dis. 9 222/2 Murder is committed by means of a unique fomes carrying the bacteria on a sharp coiled spring concealed in an ivory box.

2009 Risk Anal. 25 625/2 As a child initially interacts with the fomes, the fomes-mouth contacts contribute more than 80% of dose, demonstrating that a child's direct mouthing of a toy is the most likely route of viral transmission.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fomes
释义	fomesn. Brit. /ˈfəʊmiːz/, U.S. /ˈfoʊmiz/, /ˈfoʊmeɪz/ Inflections: Plural fomites Brit. /ˈfəʊmᵻtiːz/, U.S. /ˈfoʊməˌtiz/, /ˈfoʊməˌteɪz/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin fōmes. Etymology: < classical Latin fōmes (genitive fōmitis ) kindling, in later use also stimulus (2nd cent. a.d.), in post-classical Latin also morbific matter (of a disease) (1546 in G. Fracastoro, or earlier) < the base of fovēre to cherish, warm (see fovent adj.); the origin of the dental suffix is unclear.Compare the following earlier example of post-classical Latin fomes morbi morbific matter (of a disease) in figurative use in an English context:1654 A. Tuckney Θανατοκτασία 137 But mortification effecteth this more directly, in that it properly and formally taketh away sin which is fomes morbi, the very matter of the disease. The trisyllabic pronunciation of the plural form fomites given above reflects the pronunciation of the Latin plural form. For the pronunciation Brit. /ˈfəʊmʌɪts/, U.S. /ˈfoʊmaɪts/ see fomite n. Later instances of the plural fomites are not clearly distinct from the plural of fomite n., and are treated at that entry. †1. Theology. An incubator or foundation for sin; an innate propensity towards sinful behaviour. Obsolete.Often mentioned in conjunction with original sin. ΚΠ 1538 R. Taverner tr. Erasmus Sarcerius Common Places of Script. f. xlix^v To graunt y^t this kynlyng or fomes [L. fomitem] (as they call it) is a thyng indifferent of it selfe, neyther good nor euell. 1658 J. Owen Of Temptation vii. 126 Naturall tempers..prove a great Fomes of sinne. a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 327 Concupiscential Fomes, which possess'd The Parents thus, was on their Race impress'd. 1857 J. W. Donaldson Christian Orthodoxy Reconciled iv. 348 [The body] is the cause of all sin and suffering,..the vehicle and fomes of corruption and death. 2. Medicine. †a. The cause or seat of a disease. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > morbific principles virusa1400 infection1539 seminary1604 fomes1660 fomite1860 1660 J. Wynell Lues Venerea viii. 54 The fomes of this disease is seated in the humors, (as is before said) which are dispersed throughout the body, from which each bowell and member with its nourishment, having its defilement. 1680 W. Charleton Enq. Human Nature v. 458 There are..many great Wits, who in every intermittent Fever, seek for a peculiar Fomes or Seat of the Cause. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 554 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. 1872 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Mar. 232/1 There are certain physical, geological, and meteorological conditions which favour the kindling and the transmission of the typhoid fomes. b. Something that is capable of transferring a disease from one place or individual to another; spec. an object or substance that is contaminated with an infectious agent and capable of transmitting it by direct contact; = fomite n. Now somewhat rare.Later instances of the regular plural fomites are not clearly distinct from the plural of fomite n., and are treated at that entry. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > agent or medium infectiona1398 leavena1400 virusa1400 contagion1603 taint1623 fomes1800 conductor1807 infectant1832 zymin1842 contagium1870 noxa1872 pathogen1880 zyme1882 auto-infectant1887 insult1903 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 112 A seaman's chest of dirty clothes, tainted with all kinds of animal exudations, may..turn to a fomes. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 10 308 It does not appear that the late influenza was distinctly communicable by clothes or fomites. 1849 A. Bryson in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 460 Either simply through the medium of the atmosphere or by means of fomites. 1897 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Mar. 646/2 Plague..was..capable of engendering a contagious matter—a fomes—capable of adhering to certain inanimate substances. 1987 Rev. Infectious Dis. 9 222/2 Murder is committed by means of a unique fomes carrying the bacteria on a sharp coiled spring concealed in an ivory box. 2009 Risk Anal. 25 625/2 As a child initially interacts with the fomes, the fomes-mouth contacts contribute more than 80% of dose, demonstrating that a child's direct mouthing of a toy is the most likely route of viral transmission. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1538
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