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(hī dräp′ə t̸hē)

noun

a method of treatment that attempts to cure all diseases by the use of water, including consumption of mineral water and hydrotherapy

Origin: hydro- + -pathy

Related Forms:

hydropathic adjective
hydropathist noun

See hydropathy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. hy·drop·a·thies

Internal and external use of water as a therapeutic treatment for all forms of disease.

Related Forms:

hyˌdro·pathˈic (hīˌdrə-păthˈĭk), hyˌdro·pathˈi·cal adjective

hy·dropˈa·thist, hyˈdro·pathˌ noun

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