See Also: fomentation(medicine)
fomentation(dictionary)

fomentation (iou)



fomentation noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French, or late Latin fomentatio(n-), from fomentat- pa. ppl stem of fomentare: see FOMENT verb, -ATION.]
a. The action or an act of applying a fomentation (sense 1b). LME.
b. A preparation of hot moist material or a warm or medicated lotion for application to the body. LME.
The action of fostering, stimulating, or instigating; an influence, a stimulus. E17.
The action of warming. Only in M17.