Hydrotherapy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hydrotherapy is a noun meaning (alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.
Meaning
(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.
Example Sentences
Radio-active baths are said to act favourably in a sexual direction. So too with arsenical springs, cold water treatment, and hydrotherapy.
Word Forms
- hydrotherapies
Synonyms for hydrotherapy
Depending on context, synonyms include hydropathy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hydropathy, hydrotherapeutics, thermalism, halotherapy, fluidotherapy, thermotherapy.
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