sitz bath

Definition of Sitz Bath in English :

1. hip bath, sitz bath

a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sitz Bath

bath in which the buttocks and hips are immersed in hot water

noun

a bath in which the buttocks and hips are immersed in hot water, esp for therapeutic effects, as after perineal or pelvic surgery

1.

a bath in which only the hips and buttocks are immersed, usually for therapy

2.

a tub or basin used for such a bath

n.

1. A bathtub shaped like a chair in which one bathes in a sitting position, immersing only the hips and buttocks.

2. A bath taken in such a tub especially for therapeutic reasons.