sitz bath
nounEtymology Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”).
1
A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
2
A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device
- Derived terms
- sitz