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sitz bath  (sts, zts)

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.

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[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

(Medicine / 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]

Thesaurus

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 hip bath bathing tub, bathtub, tub, bath - a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

Translations

sitz bath

n → Sitzbadewanne f