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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.

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

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Putting the feet into hot water, or taking a hot Sitz bath is very useful.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)

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