fomentation

== English == === Etymology === From 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəʊmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfoʊmənˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: fo‧men‧ta‧tion === Noun === fomentation (plural fomentations) 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. A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body. Encouragement; excitation; instigation. ==== Synonyms ==== foment (noun) ==== Related terms ==== foment fomenter refoment ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French fomentation, borrowed from Late Latin fōmentātiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fomentation f (plural fomentations) fomentation === References === “fomentation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012