balneotherapeutics


bal·ne·o·ther·a·peu·tics

, balneotherapy (bal'nē-ō-thār'ă-pū'tiks, -thār'ă-pē), Immersion of part or all of the body in mineral water as a form of therapy. [L. balneum, bath]

balneotherapy

, balneotherapeutics (băl″nē-ō-thĕr′ă-pē) (-thĕr″ă-pū′tĭks) [″ + Gr. therapeia, treatment] The use of baths in treatment of disease.