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noun
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 (dispersing) tumours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
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noun
Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
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noun
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: instigation
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Broader terms: trigger, induction, initiation
noun
application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
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Broader terms: treatment, intervention
noun
a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: substance
History
From Middle English fōmentāciǒun (“act of fomenting; lotion or poultice applied to a diseased part of the body”), from Late Latin fōmentātiō, fōmentātiōnem, from fōmentāre (from fōmentum (“lotion; compress, poultice; warm application; fomentation”), from foveō (“to warm, keep warm; to cherish, nurture; to bathe, foment”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dhegwh- (“to burn; warm, hot”)) + -ātiō, -ātiōnem (suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action); analysable as foment + -ation.
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