Definition of Fomentations

1. Noun. (plural of fomentation) ¹

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Definition of Fomentations

1. fomentation [n] - See also: fomentation

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fomentations

followthrough
followthroughs
followup
followups
folly
follying
folwe
folwed
folwes
folwing
folylpoly-alpha-glutamate synthetase
folylpolyglutamate synthetase
fomalhaut
foment
fomentation
fomentations
fomented
fomenter
fomenters
fomenting
foments
fomepizole
fomes
fomite
fomites
fomivirsen
fon
fonazine mesylate
fond
fond(p)

Literary usage of Fomentations

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook of therapeutics by Sydney Ringer (1897)
"POULTICES AND Fomentations POULTICES and fomentations which are in such common use are simply local baths applied to the skin. ..."

2. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1853)
"As the liquid re-accumulated, fomentations• were made with a decoction of two ounces of digitalis to a quart of water boiled down to a pint. ..."

3. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1826)
"Fomentations and Poultices. 5865. Fomentations arc very commonly recommended of various ... Anodyne fomentations are made of poppy heads, and of tobacco, ..."

4. The homœopathic vade mecum of modern medicine and surgery by Edward Harris Ruddock (1869)
"Fomentations. Fomentation*, by means of flannel wrung out of hot or boiling water ... Fomentations with hot water are useful in relieving pain, arresting m- ..."

5. Domestic Medicine: Or, a Treatise on the Prevention and Cure of Diseases by by William Buchan (1798)
"Fomentations. ... medicated fomentations, that people may have it in their power to make ufc of them if they ..."

6. A Treatise on the Diseases of Females by William Dewees (1854)
"Fomentations. Many are in the habit of employing warm fomentations to the abdomen; Mr. Hey recommends them as soothing, and as free from mischief. ..."

7. The Diseases of Animals: A Book of Brief and Popular Advice on the Care and by Nelson Slater Mayo (1920)
"Fomentations Fomentations are applications of hot or cold water to a part. ... Fomentations should be applied two or three times daily. ..."

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