sitz bath
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sitz bath
(sĭts, zĭts)n.
1. A bathtub shaped like a chair in which one bathes in a sitting position, immersing only the hips and buttocks.
2. A bath taken in such a tub especially for therapeutic reasons.
[Partial translation of German Sitzbad : Sitz, act of sitting (from sitzen, to sit, from Middle High German, from Old High German sizzen; see sed- in Indo-European roots) + Bad, bath.]
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sitz bath
(sɪts; zɪts)n
(Complementary Medicine) a bath in which the buttocks and hips are immersed in hot water, esp for therapeutic effects, as after perineal or pelvic surgery
[half translation of German Sitzbad, from Sitz seat + Bad bath1]
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sitz′ bath`
(sɪts, zɪts)n.
1. a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water.
2. a therapeutic bath so taken.
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| Noun | 1. | sitz bath - a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body |
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sitz bath
n → Sitzbadewanne f
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