sitz bath

== English == === Alternative forms === sitz-bath, sitzbath === Etymology === Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”). === Noun === sitz bath (plural sitz baths) A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position. A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ====