noun
- a system of medical treatment using water internally and externally
Usage: medical; historical
Examples
- The 19th-century spa promoted hydropathy as a cure for various ailments.
- Patients at the hydropathy clinic received cold water treatments daily.
- Hydropathy was popular among Victorian health enthusiasts.
- The doctor recommended hydropathy alongside conventional medicine.
- Many hydropathy establishments were built near natural springs.
- Critics questioned the scientific basis of hydropathy treatments.