In specific senses. Medical treatment by exposure of the body to the sun's rays.

The free exposure of the body to the air for a period, esp. for health purposes. Cf. sunbath, n.

A bath or bathe in the sea. Also a place for sea-bathing.

a treatment or cure involving exposure to the sun.

A method or course of medical treatment where the patient is exposed to the open air. Cf. water cure, n. 1.

The treatment of disease or ill health by travel to a place with a beneficial climate.

a course of treatment to promote recovery from a disease, esp. tuberculosis, by a visit made to an area of high altitude.

the treatment of disease by exposure to the sun's rays.

= climatotherapy, n.