bath. 1

The act or proce of bathing; the entire or partial immersion of the body in a semisolid, liquid, or gaseous medium, for cleansing, refreshing, or medicinal purposes. 2. A tub or other reservoir used for the purpose of bathing. 3. In pharmacy, a preparation designed for medicinal application by bathing, consisting generally of certain designated ingredients to be mixed with water at the time of using. When no other ingredient is mentioned, water is intended. 4. In chemistry, a medium, such as sand, water, oil, etc., by which a substance to be heated is surrounded, either immediately or in a proper receptacle, air b. A b. in which the body is exposed to air of any desired density, temperature, etc. alcohol vapor b. A b. consisting of the vapor arising from alcohol, alternating b. The bathing of a person alternately with water of a temperature above 98 ° F. cold water, artificial Nauheim b. and A b. in imitation of the natural waters of Nauheim, prepared by adding substances that, will generate free carbonic acid, such as sodium carbonate and a mineral acid. blanket b. A b. used in nephritis to induce perspiration, bog b. A b. containing a mixture of bog earth and warm water. Brand b. The systematic giving of baths at the temperature of the room every three hours, so long as the rectal temperature is 1030 F. or over, as in typhoid fever [Ernst Brand, German physic an, 1827-1 897]. carbonic acid b. carbonic b. A b., natural or artificial, containing free carbonic acid, cold air b. Exposure of the body to cold air. cold b. A bath of water at a temperature between io° and 21 ° C. (500 and 70 ° F.). cool bath. A b. of a temperature between 200 and 25° C. (68° and 77° F.). douche b. See douche. drip b. See sheet b. dry air b. See hot air b. and Turkish b. eastern b. See Turkish b. and Egyptian b. Egyptian b. A variety of the Turkish b., in which the temperature is gradually raised and then gradually lowered to the initial point, electric b. 1. A b. in which the water, or other material of the in theb., and circuit the of patient's body are a galvanic included2. current. A b. in which an electric current is generated by the chemical decomposition of the constituents of the b. electric light b. A b. in which the body is subjected to the direct rays of electric light from incandescent lamps arranged in a cabinet, emollient b. A b. which exerts an emollient action on the skin, such as an herb b., starch b., malt b., or bran b. Finnish b. A b. resembling the Ru ian b., but of higher temperature, foot b. A b. for the feet only, galvanic b. BATH