fomentation

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Synonyms: mentation, lamentation, fermentation, cementation, forestation, commentation, fomentations, dementation, frumentation, foetation

Antonyms: mentation, lamentation, fermentation, cementation, forestation, commentation, fomentations, dementation, frumentation, foetation

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Noun

1. The act of [[foment#Verb|fomenting]]; the [[application]] of [[warm#Adjective|warm]], [[soft]], [[medicinal]] [[substance]]s, as for the purpose of [[ease#Verb|easing]] [[pain#Noun|pain]] by [[relax#Verb|relaxing]] the [[skin#Noun|skin]], or of [[discuss]]ing ([[disperse|dispersing]]) [[tumour]]s.
2. A [[lotion]] or [[poultice]] applied to a [[diseased]] or [[injured#Adjective|injured]] part of the body.
3. [[encouragement|Encouragement]]; [[excitation]]; [[instigation]].

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