| baths | The immersion or washing of the body or any of its parts in water or other medium for cleansing or medical treatment. It includes bathing for personal hygiene as well as for medical purposes with the addition of therapeutic agents, such as alkalines, antiseptics, oil, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| baths, finnish | Sweat baths given in an enclosed steamy room. Hyperaemia of the skin is increased by beating with twigs, and the bath is followed by a cold plunge. (12 Dec 1998) |