Relating to the scientific study and medical practice of therapeutic bathing and mineral springs.
The adjective form of balneology, adding the suffix -al to balneologic. This fuller adjectival form became standard in academic and medical writing about spa science.
The progression from balneologic to balneological shows how English loves adding extra suffixes for precision—'balneological research' sounds more formal and impressive than just 'bath research,' so doctors and scientists preferred it.
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