sitz bath
Americannoun
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a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
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the bath so taken.
noun
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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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
A woman at once went to fetch it from the other sæter, a quarter of a mile away, and presently brought it in a large wooden milk-tub about the size and shape of a sitz bath.
From Three in Norway by Two of Them by Walter J. Clutterbuck
A sitz bath is recommended instead of a full tub bath, as it is a tonic of great value through its effect upon certain sympathetic nerve centers.
From Vitality Supreme by Bernarr Macfadden
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