1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) The lotion applied to a diseased part.

3. (n.) Excitation; instigation; encouragement.

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