balneology

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον (balaneîon, “bath”) and -λογία (-logía, “study”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌbæl.niˈɒləd͡ʒi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbæl.niˈɑləd͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

balneology (countable and uncountable, plural balneologies)

1. The study of baths and bathing, especially therapeutic bathing.

Derived terms

• balneological
• balneologist

Translations

study of baths and bathing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 浴療學 / 浴疗学 (zh) (yùliáoxué) (study), 浴療 / 浴疗 (yùliáo) (therapy)

• French: balnéologie (fr) f
• German: Balneologie f, Bäderkunde f
• Indonesian: balneologi (id)
• Japanese: 温泉療法学 (おんせんりょうほうがく, onsen ryōhōgaku) (study), 温泉療法 (おんせんりょうほう, onsen ryōhō) (therapy)
• Khmer: ស្នានវិទ្យា (snaanvityie)
• Polish: balneologia (pl) f
• Russian: бальнеоло́гия (ru) f (balʹneológija)
• Serbo-Croatian: balneologija (sh) f, балнеологија f
• Swedish: balneologi (sv) c

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