HYDROTHERAPY

hydropathy, hydrotherapy

(noun) the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydrotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural hydrotherapies)

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

Source: Wiktionary


Hy`dro*ther"a*py, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + therapy.] (Med.)

Definition: See Hydropathy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NEWSPAPER

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