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Record 1 2005-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

A bath in which the patient sits in a tub, immersing only the hips and buttocks.

Key term(s)
  • sitz-bath
  • sitzbath

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
DEF

Bains partiels se prenant dans un récipient permettant le bain isolé du siège.

CONT

Le bain de siège [est] pris dans une petite baignoire, dite «bain de siège», et dans lequel la partie supérieure du corps et les jambes restent hors de l'eau (position assise); ils conviennent à certaines affections locales (anus, rectum, prostate).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
DEF

[Tratamiento] que consiste en sentarse en un recipiente que contenga agua caliente [...] para mitigar las molestias de irritaciones perianales y de las hemorroides.

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