hydrotherapy

[ hahy-druh-ther-uh-pee ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈθɛr ə pi /

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noun

the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.

the treatment of physical disability, injury, or illness by immersion of all or part of the body in water to facilitate movement, promote wound healing, relieve pain, etc., usually under the supervision of a trained therapist.

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Origin of hydrotherapy

First recorded in 1875–80; hydro-¹ + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrotherapy

hy·dro·ther·a·pist, noun

Words nearby hydrotherapy

hydrosulphurous acid, hydrosyringomyelia, hydrotaxis, hydrotheca, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vent, hydrothionemia, hydrothionuria, hydrothorax

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How to use hydrotherapy in a sentence

Winternitz has made hydrotherapy popular and, in a measure, effective in the management of certain maladies.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
We have to find out by experience just how to use hydrotherapy for each individual.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
He spoke of hydrotherapy and gymnastic exercises, and called himself a quack.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
The application of ice in the same emergency may likewise represent a universal resort to hydrotherapy.
A Librarian's Open Shelf|Arthur E. Bostwick

Hydrotherapy in one or other of its forms may also be utilised.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

British Dictionary definitions for hydrotherapy

hydrotherapy

/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

med the treatment of certain diseases by the external use of water, esp by exercising in water in order to mobilize stiff joints or strengthen weakened musclesAlso called: water cure Compare hydropathy

Derived forms of hydrotherapy

hydrotherapic (ˌhaɪdrəʊθɪˈræpɪk), adjectivehydrotherapist, noun

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Medical definitions for hydrotherapy

hydrotherapy

[ hī′drə-thĕr′ə-pē ]

External use of water in the medical treatment of certain diseases.