hydrotherapy

[ hahy-druh-ther-uh-pee ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water.

the treatment of physical disability, injury, or illness by immersion of all or part of the body in water to facilitate movement, promote wound healing, relieve pain, etc., usually under the supervision of a trained therapist.

Origin of hydrotherapy

First recorded in 1875–80; hydro-¹ + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrotherapy

hy·dro·ther·a·pist, noun

Words nearby hydrotherapy

hydrosulphurous acid, hydrosyringomyelia, hydrotaxis, hydrotheca, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vent, hydrothionemia, hydrothionuria, hydrothorax

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Example sentences from the Web for hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy in one or other of its forms may also be utilised.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
He spoke of hydrotherapy and gymnastic exercises, and called himself a quack.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
The two principal agents at the disposal of the doctor are the bromides and hydrotherapy.
Mentally Defective Children|Alfred Binet
It is much to be regretted that hydrotherapy is not available and is not made use of more generally.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

The application of ice in the same emergency may likewise represent a universal resort to hydrotherapy.
A Librarian's Open Shelf|Arthur E. Bostwick

British Dictionary definitions for hydrotherapy

hydrotherapy

/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

med the treatment of certain diseases by the external use of water, esp by exercising in water in order to mobilize stiff joints or strengthen weakened musclesAlso called: water cure Compare hydropathy

Derived forms of hydrotherapy

hydrotherapic (ˌhaɪdrəʊθɪˈræpɪk), adjectivehydrotherapist, noun

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Medical definitions for hydrotherapy

hydrotherapy

[ hī′drə-thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

External use of water in the medical treatment of certain diseases.

单词	hydrotherapy
释义	hydrotherapy [ hahy-druh-ther-uh-pee ] / ˌhaɪ drəˈθɛr ə pi / noun the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of water. the treatment of physical disability, injury, or illness by immersion of all or part of the body in water to facilitate movement, promote wound healing, relieve pain, etc., usually under the supervision of a trained therapist. Origin of hydrotherapy First recorded in 1875–80; hydro-¹ + therapy OTHER WORDS FROM hydrotherapy hy·dro·ther·a·pist, noun Words nearby hydrotherapy hydrosulphurous acid, hydrosyringomyelia, hydrotaxis, hydrotheca, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vent, hydrothionemia, hydrothionuria, hydrothorax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydrotherapy Hydrotherapy in one or other of its forms may also be utilised. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne He spoke of hydrotherapy and gymnastic exercises, and called himself a quack. Atlantis\|Gerhart Hauptmann The two principal agents at the disposal of the doctor are the bromides and hydrotherapy. Mentally Defective Children\|Alfred Binet It is much to be regretted that hydrotherapy is not available and is not made use of more generally. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various The application of ice in the same emergency may likewise represent a universal resort to hydrotherapy. A Librarian's Open Shelf\|Arthur E. Bostwick British Dictionary definitions for hydrotherapy hydrotherapy / (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) / noun med the treatment of certain diseases by the external use of water, esp by exercising in water in order to mobilize stiff joints or strengthen weakened musclesAlso called: water cure Compare hydropathy Derived forms of hydrotherapy hydrotherapic (ˌhaɪdrəʊθɪˈræpɪk), adjectivehydrotherapist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for hydrotherapy hydrotherapy [ hī′drə-thĕr′ə-pē ] n. External use of water in the medical treatment of certain diseases. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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