: a tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture
also : a bath so taken especially therapeutically

Examples of sitz bath in a Sentence

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Self-care measures, such as anal massage, sitz baths, topical treatments, and diet modifications, can relieve symptoms and promote healing. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024 Fill a sitz bath basin or bathtub with enough warm water (comfortably warm, not hot) to cover your hips and buttocks. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of German Sitzbad, from Sitz act of sitting + Bad bath

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sitz bath was in 1842

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“Sitz bath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitz%20bath. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

1
: a tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture
2
: a bath in which the hips and buttocks are immersed in hot water for the therapeutic effect of moist heat in the perineal and anal regions
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