Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Fomentation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice
application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
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.