Look up: fomentation

1. fomentation
   Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′men-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A warm application. 2. Application of warmth and moisture in the treatment of disease.
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2. fomentation
   [n] - application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation 2. [n] - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
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3. 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.
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4. Fomentation
   Fomentation: A quaint old term for the application of hot packs or the substance so applied. From the Latin 'fovimentum' which meant, no surprise, to 'a warm application.' To 'foment' means, literally, to warm or heat up. It is, figuratively, to incite. For example, to forment fear.
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5. Fomentation
   Fo`men·ta'tion noun [ .... fomentatio : confer French fomentation .] 1. (Medicine) (a) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the ski...
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6. fomentation
   1. <medicine> The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumours. The lotion applied to a diseased part. ... 2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement. 'Dishonest fomentation of your pride...
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7. fomentation
   instigation noun deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
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8. fomentation
   (fo″mәn-ta´shәn) treatment by warm, moist applications; also, the substance thus applied.
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9. Fomentation
   • (n.) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors. • (n.) Excitation; instigation; encouragement. • (n.) The lotion applied to a diseased part.
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10. Fomentation
    In medicine, fomentation is the application of warm liquids to a part of the body, by means of flannels or other cloths dipped in hot water or medicated decoctions, for the purpose of easing pain by relaxing the skin or of discussing tumours.
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