balneology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

balneology (countable and uncountable, plural balneologies)

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

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
• 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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