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Word: fomentation (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Excitation; instigation; encouragement.
  • 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 tumors.
  • The lotion applied to a diseased part.

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