FOMENTATION
\fˌə͡ʊməntˈe͡ɪʃən], \fˌəʊməntˈeɪʃən], \f_ˌəʊ_m_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of FOMENTATION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Noah Webster.
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The act of applying warm or medicated liquids to a diseased part; the liquids so applied; encouragement.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A sort of partial bathing, by the application of cloths which have been previously dipped in hot water, or in some medicated decoction. They act, chiefly, by virtue of their warmth and moisture, except in the case of narcotic fomentations, where some additional effect is obtained. A dry fomentation, Fomentum siccum, Lectulus medicatus, is a warm, dry application to a part;- as a hot brick, wrapped in flannel; - a bag, half filled with chamomile flowers made hot, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
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A liquid designed for application in this way. [Lat.]
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The application of a liquid, usually warmed, to the surface of the body, either on sponges or on cloths.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe