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hydropathy

American  
[hahy-drop-uh-thee] / haɪˈdrɒp ə θi /

noun

  1. the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.

hydropathy British  
/ haɪˈdrɒpəθɪ, ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpæθɪk /

noun

  1. Also called: water cure.  a pseudoscientific method of treating disease by the use of large quantities of water both internally and externally Compare hydrotherapy

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Other Word Forms

  • hydropath noun
  • hydropathic adjective
  • hydropathical adjective
  • hydropathist noun

Etymology

Origin of hydropathy

First recorded in 1835–45; hydro- 1 + -pathy

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