fomentation
noun
- treatment of bodily pain or injury by the application of warm, moist substances, as in a lotion or compress
- a lotion, compress, etc. so applied
- a stirring up of trouble; incitement
See fomentation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(fōˌmən-tāˈshən, -mĕn-)
noun- The act of fomenting; incitement.
a. A substance or material used as a warm, moist medicinal compress; a poultice.
b. The therapeutic application of warmth and moisture, as to relieve pain.
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