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Definition of Sitz bath
1. Noun. 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.
Definition of Sitz bath
1. Noun. A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Sitz bath
1. Immersion of only the perineum and buttocks, with the legs being outside the tub. Origin: Ger. Sitzen, to sit (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sitz Bath
Literary usage of Sitz bath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Hygiene and Physical Training for Women by Anna Mary Galbraith (1916)
"... Alkaline and Saline Baths; the Rain Douche or Shower Bath; the Hot Foot-bath;
the sitz bath; Salt Ablution; the Turkish Bath; the Electric-light Bath; ..."
2. Personal Hygiene and Physical Training for Women by Anna Mary Galbraith (1911)
"... the Alcohol Rub; the Cold Dip; Alkaline and Saline Baths; the Rain Douche or
Shower Bath; the Hot Foot'bath; the sitz bath; Technic of the Wet Sheet; ..."
3. Personal Hygiene and Physical Training for Women by Anna Mary Galbraith (1911)
"... the Alcohol Rub; the Cold Dip; Alkaline and Saline Baths; the Rain Douche or
Shower Bath; the Hot Foot-bath; the sitz bath; Technic of the Wet Sheet; ..."
4. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody; an Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase, William Wesley Cook (1920)
"Many take the cold sponge bath in the morning and the sitz bath at bedtime.
This is an excellent 'plan and, in conjunction with other directions given in ..."
5. Hydropathy; Or The Cold Water Cure, as Practised by Vincent Priessnitz, at by R. T. Claridge (1842)
"The Sitz-bath. For want of a better term we adhere to that of the Germans, and
instead of a sitting, we call this a sitz- bath. This is a small flat tub, ..."
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