Definition
Relating to or concerning the scientific study of baths and the therapeutic use of bathing.
Etymology
Derived from balneology with the adjectival suffix -ic. Balneology itself comes from Latin balneum (bath) and Greek -logia (study of).
Kelly Says
This is one of those wonderfully specific adjectives that emerged when medicine was becoming scientific—doctors started calling bathing 'balneologic treatment' to make it sound more legitimate and scientific rather than just 'going to a spa.'
Translations
ARالعربية
العلاج بالمياه
al-i-laaj bi-l-ma-i-aa
BNবাংলা
স্নানবিদ্যা
sna-na-bi-d-ya
CACatalà
balneologia
ba-lne-o-lo-gia
CSČeština
balneologie
ba-lne-o-lo-gie
DADansk
balneologi
ba-lne-o-lo-gi
DEDeutsch
balneologisch
ba-lne-o-lo-gis-ch
ELΕλληνικά
υδροθεραπεία
hy-dro-the-ra-pe-ia
ESEspañol
balneológico
ba-lne-o-lo-gi-co
FISuomi
balneologia
ba-lne-o-lo-gia
FRFrançais
balnéologique
ba-lne-o-lo-gi-ke
HEעברית
טיפול במים
ti-pul ba-me-im
HIहिन्दी
स्नान चिकित्सा
sna-na chi-kit-sa
HUMagyar
balneológia
ba-lne-o-lo-gia
IDBahasa Indonesia
balneologi
ba-lne-o-lo-gi
ITItaliano
balneologico
ba-lne-o-lo-gi-co
MSBahasa Melayu
balneologi
ba-lne-o-lo-gi
NLNederlands
balneologie
ba-lne-o-lo-gie
NONorsk
balneologi
ba-lne-o-lo-gi
PLPolski
balneologia
ba-lne-o-lo-gia
PTPortuguês
balneológico
ba-lne-o-lo-gi-co
RORomână
balneologie
ba-lne-o-lo-gie
RUРусский
бальнеология
bal-ne-o-lo-gii
SVSvenska
balneologi
ba-lne-o-lo-gi
TEతెలుగు
బాధ్యత
ba-adhyata
THไทย
การรักษาด้วยน้ำ
gaan ra-k-sa duay naam
TLTL
balneolohiya
ba-lne-o-lo-hi-ya
TRTürkçe
balneoloji
ba-lne-o-lo-ji
UKУкраїнська
банеологія
ba-ne-o-lo-gi-ia
VITiếng Việt
liệu pháp tắm biển
lieu-phap tam bien
ZH中文
温泉疗法
wēnquán liáo-fǎ