fomentation
The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the…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.
Meaning
3 sensesThe 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.
припа́ркаpripárka, компре́ссkompréss
A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
припа́ркаpripárka
Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
- deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
- application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
- a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fōmentāciǒun (“act of fomenting; lotion or poultice applied to a diseaFrom 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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Forms
plural: fomentations| Singular | fomentation |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord):instigation