balneology

American  

[bal-nee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌbæl niˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. the science dealing with the therapeutic effects of baths and bathing.

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balneology British  

/ ˌbælnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌbælnɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters

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Other Word Forms

• balneologic adjective
• balneological adjective
• balneologist noun

Etymology

Origin of balneology

1880–85; balne- ( balneal ) + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

They believe that in many cases of severe and acute pain palliatives are required, and that they are free to use all the adjuvants at present known to science for the relief of suffering humanity—massage, balneology, electricity, hygiene, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

Balneology, bal-ne-ol′o-ji, n. the scientific study of bathing and of mineral springs.

From Project Gutenberg

Doctors have learned curiously little about the medical or psychological effects of the Kur, though a lavishly endowed Institute of Balneology, which opened at Bad Nauheim last month, aims to make long-term studies of this branch of healing.

From Time Magazine Archive

De Balneis Metallicis Artificio Parandis is an early classic in balneology.

From Project Gutenberg

Where we add substances to an electric bath with a view of producing some special action on the skin, we may be guided by the same principles that govern ordinary balneology.

From Project Gutenberg