fomentacioun
Middle English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin fōmentātiō, fōmentātiōnem,[1] from fōmentāre,[2] from fōmentum (“lotion; compress, poultice; warm application; fomentation”), from foveō (“to warm, keep warm; to cherish, nurture; to bathe, foment”),[3] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn; warm, hot”). Equivalent to fomenten + -acioun.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fomentacioun (plural fomentaciouns)
- 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; fomentation.
- A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body; fomentation.
Alternative forms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: fomentation
References
[edit]- ^ “fōmentāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ “fomentation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “foment”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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