36. Bathing

See also 84. CLEANLINESS .

balneography

a treatise on baths.

balneology

the study of the therapeutic uses of various types of bathing; hydrotherapy. — balneologist, n. — balneologic, balneological, adj.

bathophobia

an intense dislike of bathing.

caldarium

Ancient Rome. a room where hot baths were taken.

hydrotherapy

the treatment of diseases through the use of water, whether internal or external, as whirlpool baths, compresses, or drinking mineral waters. Also hydrotherapeutics . — hydrotherapist, n. — hydrotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutical, adj.

Kneippism

a 19th-century treatment of diseases by types of hydrotherapy, as warm or cold baths and walking barefoot in dewy grass.