plunge bath

Definitions

1. 1

   A tub or pool large enough to immerse the entire body.

   • The Physical Remains Due to the extensive demolition of this part of the structure almost nothing now remains above the fumace to the east of the caldarium, where the plunge bath must have stood.
   • There were no showers for the players, only a communal plunge bath.
2. 2

   Immersion of the entire body in water by plunging.

   • A physician should well examine his patient's powers and be well certified of the integrity and strength of his brain circulation, before he orders the plunge bath.
   • A short (30 seconds to 2 minutes) cold plunge bath is a traditional hydrotherapy treatment which, when given regularly, stimulates the muscles of the arteries of the skin to contract more strongly.
   • In taking a plunge bath, always wet the head before getting the body under water then wet the chest, and then plunge in.

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