the branch of medical science concerned with hydrotherapy
Derived forms
hydrotherapeutic (ˌhydroˌtheraˈpeutic)
adjective
hydrotherapeutics in American English
(ˌhaɪdroʊˌθɛrəˈpjutɪks)
noun
hydrotherapy
Derived forms
hydrotherapeutic (ˌhydroˌtheraˈpeutic)
adjective
hydrotherapeutics in American English
(ˌhaidrouˌθerəˈpjuːtɪks)
noun
(used with a sing v)
hydrotherapy
Derived forms
hydrotherapeutic
adjective
Word origin
[1835–45; hydro-1 + therapeutics]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: daisy chain, faceplate, grandstand, hot plate, squeegeehydro- is a combining form meaning “water,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hydro- include: hydrograph, hydrometer, hydroplane, hydrosphere, hydrostat