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bath (bath)

1. a medium, e.g., water, vapor, sand, or mud, with which the body is washed or in which the body is wholly or partially immersed for therapeutic or cleansing purposes; application of such a medium to the body.

2. the equipment or apparatus in which a body or object may be immersed.

colloid bath one containing gelatin, starch, bran, or similar substances.

contrast bath alternate immersion of a body part in hot and cold water.

emollient bath one in an emollient liquid, e.g., a decoction of bran.

half bath a bath of the hips and lower part of the body.

hip bath sitz b.

sitz bath immersion of only the hips and buttocks.

sponge bath one in which the body is not immersed but is rubbed with a wet cloth or sponge.

whirlpool bath one in which the water is kept in constant motion by mechanical means.

hip bath.

See sitz bath.

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