fomentation
Americannoun
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encouragement of discord, rebellion, etc.; instigation.
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the application of warm liquid, ointments, etc., to the surface of the body.
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the liquid, ointments, etc., so applied.
Etymology
Origin of fomentation
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin fōmentātiōn- (stem of fōmentātiō ), equivalent to fōmentāt ( us ) (past participle of fōmentāre to foment ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Fomentation, followed by cold water, and, when dry, dusting as above.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
If this fails, after a little, prepare a blanket as directed under Fomentation.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
Fomentation of the abdomen, or the application of a warm flaxseed poultice, may greatly relieve.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
M. M. Fomentation clyster with oil and laudanum, push the stone back with a bougie; if from cantharides give half a pint of warm water every ten minutes.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
For the method of applying this, see Fomentation and Armchair Fomentation.
From Papers on Health by Kirk, Edward Bruce
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