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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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