sitz bath

American  

[sits, zits] / sɪts, zɪts /

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.

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sitz bath British  

/ zɪts, sɪts /

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

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Etymology

Origin of sitz bath

1840–50; half adoption, half translation of German Sitzbad, equivalent to sitz ( en ) to sit ¹ + Bad bath ¹

Example Sentences

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sitz bath

The sitz bath was underwhelming, but I enjoyed the novelty of the vapor cabinet, where I sat sweating with my head in a wooden yoke.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2020

Have a serious conversation, intensify it with an ultimatum, if necessary, and in the meantime, have yourself a good sitz bath or 12.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2019

The elegant old gentleman was found in his suite at the Plaza, his portmanteau packed, his mourning doves wrapped in clotted swiss, his head in a sitz bath for a last shampoo.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a somewhat high-backed sitz bath, which had seen some service in the family.

From The Island House A Tale for the Young Folks by F. M. (Frederic Morell) Holmes

Sometimes a dog temporarily at liberty would find on his own account a small water hole, and it was comical to see him taking a sitz bath in it.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott