The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sitz bath \Sitz" bath`\ [G. sitzbad.] A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath so taken; a hip bath.
Wiktionary
n. A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
WordNet
n. a bathtub in which your buttocks and hips are immersed as if you were sitting in a chair and you bathe in a sitting position [syn: hip bath]
Wikipedia
A sitz bath or hip bath is a bath in which a person sits in water up to the hips. It is used to relieve discomfort and pain in the lower part of the body, for example, due to hemorrhoids (piles), anal fissures, rectal surgery, an episiotomy, uterine cramps, inflammatory bowel disease, and infections of the bladder, prostate or vagina. It works by keeping the affected area clean and increasing the flow of blood to it.
Such hip baths were originally a European custom, although modern sitz baths are used mainly for therapeutic purposes. The term sitz bath is derived from the German word Sitzbad, meaning a bath (Bad) in which one sits (sitzen).
Usage examples of "sitz bath".
I heard the puffing of the gas and guessed that Maria had decided to take a sitz bath.
I took the chair, doing a surreptitious visual survey while he lowered himself into his swivel chair as though into a steaming sitz bath.
And if you try throwin', for starters you'll need Bactine, Band-Aids, and a sitz bath for your balls.
Edison came hurtling in with a coverall, followed by his faithful slaves lugging a sitz bath of steaming water.
Suddenly it's as if she is sitting in a sitz bath full of warm, thick liquid.