hydropathy

[ hahy-drop-uh-thee ]
/ haɪˈdrɒp ə θi /

noun

the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.

Origin of hydropathy

First recorded in 1835–45; hydro-1 + -pathy

OTHER WORDS FROM hydropathy

hy·dro·path·ic [hahy-druh-path-ik] /ˌhaɪ drəˈpæθ ɪk/, hy·dro·path·i·cal, adjective hy·drop·a·thist, hy·dro·path, noun

Words nearby hydropathy

hydronephrosis, hydronic, hydronitrogen, hydronium ion, hydropac, hydropathy, hydropericarditis, hydropericardium, hydroperitoneum, hydroperoxide, hydrophane

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British Dictionary definitions for hydropathy

hydropathy
/ (haɪˈdrɒpəθɪ) /

noun

a pseudoscientific method of treating disease by the use of large quantities of water both internally and externally Also called: water cure Compare hydrotherapy

Derived forms of hydropathy

hydropathic (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpæθɪk) or hydropathical, adjective hydropathist or hydropath, noun