Balneology
the science dealing with the therapeutic effects of baths and bathing.
Historical Examples
balneology, bal-ne-ol′o-ji, n. the scientific study of bathing and of mineral springs.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various
noun
the branch of medical science concerned with the therapeutic value of baths, esp those taken with natural mineral waters
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