- (functioning as singular)
the branch of medical science concerned with hydrotherapy
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hy•dro•ther•a•peu•tics
(hī′drō ther′ə pyo̅o̅′tiks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
hy′dro•ther′a•peu′tic, adj.
- hydrotherapy.
- hydro-1 + therapeutics 1835–45
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