sitz bath

[ sits, zits ]

noun

1. a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
2. the bath so taken.

sitz bath

/ zɪts; sɪts /

noun

1. a bath in which the buttocks and hips are immersed in hot water, esp for therapeutic effects, as after perineal or pelvic surgery

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitz bath¹

1840–50; half adoption, half translation of German Sitzbad, equivalent to sitz ( en ) to sit ¹ + Bad bath ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sitz bath¹

half translation of German Sitzbad, from Sitz seat + Bad bath ¹