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balneology
bal·ne·ol·o·gy [ bàlnee ólləjee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
science of medical treatment by bathing: a branch of medicine concerned with therapeutic bathing, especially in natural mineral spring water
[Mid-19th century. < Latin balneum "bath"]

bal·ne·o·log·i·cal [ bàlnee ə lójjik'l ] adjective
bal·ne·ol·o·gist [ bàlnee ólləjəst ] noun
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