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HIP BATH [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-06-27

English

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

A chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.

CONT

A sitzbath is for the immersion of the pelvis; the lower limbs are kept outside the container.

Key term(s)
  • sitz-bath

French

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

Bains partiels. On distingue principalement : [...] le bain de siège, pris dans une petite baignoire, dite «bain de siège», et dans laquelle 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
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