sitz bath

[sits, zits]

noun

a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
the bath so taken.

Origin of sitz bath

1840–50; half adoption, half translation of German Sitzbad, equivalent to sitz(en) to sit¹ + Bad bath¹

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Historical Examples of sitz-bath

Let her take a sitz-bath of warm water, considerably salted.
Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners
B.G. Jefferis
Enamelled bath-tub, separate room for a shower, and a sitz-bath!
A Son Of The Sun
Jack London
Ordered, when in sitz-bath the upper part of the body to be well rubbed.
Every Man his own Doctor
R. T. Claridge
At night, a rubbing-sheet but no sitz-bath, as it is too late to walk after it.
Every Man his own Doctor
R. T. Claridge
Noon, douche, rubbing-sheet and sitz-bath; afternoon, packing-sheet and bath.
Every Man his own Doctor
R. T. Claridge

British Dictionary definitions for sitz-bath

sitz bath

noun

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

Word Origin for sitz bath

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

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Word Origin and History for sitz-bath

1849, a hybrid, from German Sitzbad, literally "bath in a sitting position," with English bath for German Bad.

sitz-bath in Medicine

sitz bath

[sĭts, zĭts]

A device shaped like a chair in which one bathes in a sitting position, immersing only the hips and buttocks.
A bath taken in such a device especially for therapeutic reasons.