Fomentation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Wordset Dictionary
a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- instigation
- plural
- Fomentations
- possessive
- Fomentation's
- pluralpossessive
- Fomentations'