Sentence:  We have already spoken of the great utility of hot <WSD>fomentation</WSD> to the stomach and bowels, as a means of relieving intense suffering in any internal organ of the body, or in the extremities. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  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.