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hydrotherapy

noun

Etymology

From hydro- + therapy.

  1. derived from θεραπεία
  2. borrowed from therapīa
  3. prefixed as hydrotherapy — “hydro + therapy”

Definitions

  1. Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the…

    Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.

    • Radio-active baths are said to act favourably in a sexual direction. So too with arsenical springs, cold water treatment, and hydrotherapy.

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