sitz bath

See also: sitzbath

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Etymology

Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”).

Noun

sitz bath (plural sitz baths)

  1. A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
  2. A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device

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