# sitz bath

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A hydrotherapeutic bath taken in a sitting position.
2. A bathing device which allows immersion of the buttocks and pelvis up to the hips, while sitting in the device

## Etymology
Partial calque of German Sitzbad (“idem.”, literally “sit bath”), from Sitz (“seat”) + Bad (“bath”), from sitzen (“to sit”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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