sitz bath

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sitz bath

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Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”).

noun sitz baths · sitz-bath · sitzbath

A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
Similar: hip bath, sitz
A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device

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@misc{sitz_bath_2026,
  title = {sitz bath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sitz%20bath},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}