sitz bath

[ sits, zits ]
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noun
  1. a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.

  2. the bath so taken.

Origin of sitz bath

1
1840–50; half adoption, half translation of German Sitzbad, equivalent to sitz(en) to sit1 + Badbath1

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sitz bath

/ (sɪts, zɪts) /


noun
  1. a bath in which the buttocks and hips are immersed in hot water, esp for therapeutic effects, as after perineal or pelvic surgery

Origin of sitz bath

1
half translation of German Sitzbad, from Sitz seat + Bad bath 1

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