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Descriptor
English
:
Baths
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Baņos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Banhos
Tree Number:
E02.056.110
E02.779.249.110
Definition
English
:
The
immersion
or washing of the body or any of its parts in
water
or other medium for cleansing or medical treatment. It includes bathing for
personal hygiene
as well as for medical purposes with the addition of therapeutic agents, such as alkalines, antiseptics, oil, etc.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
personal hygiene
or med treatment; at home or in hosp, often not plain
water
(see note on
HYDROTHERAPY
), usually with additives; do not confuse with
BALNEOLOGY
(see note there); general only or unspecified; prefer specifics; note MUD
BATHS
see
MUD THERAPY
&
SAND
BATHS
see
AMMOTHERAPY
; bathing in
seawater
is probably
CLIMATOTHERAPY
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
1514
Unique Identifier:
D001494
Occurrence in VHL
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