fōmentum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
- dressing noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
- plaster noun A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water that hardens into a smooth surface, used to coat walls and ceilings.
- poultice noun A soft, warm, moist paste — often wrapped in cloth — applied to a sore or aching part of the body to soothe it.
Senses
fōmentum is used for these senses in English:
- compress (medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
- dressing (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- fomentation A lotion or poultice applied to a diseased or injured part of the body.
- plaster (countable) A cast made of plaster of Paris and gauze; a plaster cast.
- poultice A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
compress — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
- verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
- noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.
dressing — full definition
- noun A sauce added to a salad or dish, often oil-based.
- noun A protective covering or bandage applied to a wound.
- noun The act of getting dressed, or the clothes and accessories someone wears.