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单词 sitz bath
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sitz bathn.

Brit. /ˈsɪts bɑːθ/, /ˈsɪts baθ/, U.S. /ˈsɪts ˌbæθ/
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Sitzbad.
Etymology: < German Sitzbad bath taken in a sitting position (1828 or earlier; < sitz- , combining form of sitzen sit v. + Bad bath n.1), with remodelling of the second element after bath n.1
1. A small (often portable) bathtub designed to immerse the buttocks, and used esp. for medical reasons. Cf. sitting bath n. at sitting n. Compounds 5, hip bath n. (a) at hip n.1 Compounds 5a.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > vessel for bathing in > types of
furo1615
semicupium1634
bidet1766
hip bath1806
slipper-bath1829
sitz bath1842
saucer bath1860
Roman tub1911
ofuro1934
bathinette1936
Jacuzzi1966
hot tub1973
plunge pool1973
1842 R. T. Claridge Hydropathy x. 125 For want of a better term we adhere to that of the Germans, and, instead of a sitting, we call this a sitz-bath. This is a small flat tub, of about seventeen inches in diameter, with water seldom more than three or four inches deep.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 94/1 Combined Spray and Sitz Bath..Copper Sitz Bath in Cabinet Work.
1937 Ann. Rep. Trustees Grafton State Hosp. (Public Document Mass. No. 112) 4 9 A fomentation sink, shampoo table, sitz bath and hydrotherapeutic shower in the hydriatric room..makes this a complete and up-to-date unit.
1997 C. B. Inlander et al. Over-the-counter Doctor (rev. ed.) 191/2 A sitz bath, which is a moulded plastic tub or portable unit that fits over the toilet seat, facilitates constant cleansing of irritated areas.
2013 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 Oct. e3 Warm water, in a tub or a sitz bath, may help reduce itching or pain.
2. A bath taken in a sitzbath (sense 1). Cf. hip bath n. (b) at hip n.1 Compounds 5a.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > bathing > a bath > bath in which one sits
insession1559
insess1657
sitz bath1842
1842 R. T. Claridge Hydropathy xvi. 203 I first took a foot-bath, then a sitz-bath, wherein I remained for an hour.
1852 C. A. Bristed Five Years Eng. University (ed. 2) 165 The daily purgatory of wet sheets, sitz baths, and the like.
c1942 M. T. King Mothercraft (new ed.) ii. 25 Sit in a tepid sitz-bath of weak Condy's Fluid.
1988 R. Tisserand Aromatherapy for Everyone (1990) iv. 109 I have found that many people with less severe attacks respond well to a sitz bath with about ten drops of essential oil in the water.
2002 J. L. Longe Gale Encycl. Nursing & Allied Health II. 1339/1 A sitz bath, or hip bath, can be taken at home to treat hemorrhoids and promote healing of an episiotomy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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