bath

(bath). Any yielding medium, as water, vapor, or sand, in which the body is wholly or partly immersed for the conservation or restoration of the health. acid b., one of water medicated with a mineral acid: it may check exce ive sweating. air-b., the therapeutic exposure of the naked body to the air, which is usually warmed or charged with a vapor. alcohol b., the washing of a patient in dilute alcohol: it is defervescent and stimulant. ine b., the washing of a patient in a weak solution of an alkaline carbonate: useful in skin diseases, etc. alum b., the use of alum water as a bathing medium. b., the therapeutic application of a newly killed animal or its skin to a patient. aromatic b., a medicated bath in which the water is scented with a decoction of aromatic plants or volatile oils. arsenical b., a warm bath in a weak arsenical solution: useful in rheumatoid affections. astringent b., a bath in a liquid containing tannic acid, alum, or other astringent. blanket b., a wetpack in which the patient is wrapped in blankets. ood b., a bath in the freshly drawn blood of an animal. bog b., the therapeutic use of thin, peaty mud as a bath. borax b., one in water medicated with glycerin and borax. box-b., one in which the patient is inclosed, except his head, in a box, into which hot-water pipes extend. bran b., an emollient bath made of water in which bran has been boiled. Brand b., a cold bath in which the water is at 68° F., and in which the patient is gently ma aged. b b., a bath in brine: tonic and stimulant. buff b., a bath in which no garment is worn. cabinet b., a hot-air bath or - an electric bath in which the patient is inclosed in a special cabinet. camphor b., a bath given in an atmosphere charged with the vapor of camphor. carbon dioxid b., a bath impregnated with carbon dioxid. Such are the Nauheim baths used in the Schott treatment. chemic b., an apparatus for regulating the temperature of various ic proce es by surrounding the substance to be heated with water, sand, or other material. cold b., one in which cold water is used, the temperature of the latter varying from 32° to 70° F. cool b., one in water from 60° to 75° Ε. creo- 10 145 treated with a faradic current. Finnish b