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Hydropathist — Hy*drop a*thist, n. One who practices hydropathy; a water cure doctor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hydropathist — hydropathy ► NOUN ▪ the treatment of illness through the use of water, either internally or externally. DERIVATIVES hydropathic adjective hydropathist noun … English terms dictionary
hydropathist — n. 1. Water doctor, expert in hydropathy. 2. Believer in hydropathy, practiser of watercure … New dictionary of synonyms
hydropathist — hydropˈathist noun A person who practises hydropathy • • • Main Entry: ↑hydro … Useful english dictionary
hy|dro|path — «HY druh path», noun. = hydropathist. (Cf. ↑hydropathist) … Useful english dictionary
Hydropath — Hy dro*path, n. [Cf. F. hydropathe.] A hydropathist … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water doctor — Wa ter doc tor (Med.) (a) One who professes to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the urine. (b) A physician who treats diseases with water; an hydropathist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charles Darwin's illness — For much of his adult life Charles Darwin s illness repeatedly affected him with an uncommon combination of symptoms, leaving him severely debilitated for long periods of time, incapable of normal life and intellectual production, staying in bed… … Wikipedia
James Manby Gully — Dr James Manby Gully (14 March 1808 ndash; 1883), was a Victorian medical doctor, well known for practising hydrotherapy, or the water cure . Along with his partner James Wilson, he founded a very successful hydropathy (as it was then called)… … Wikipedia
Wilhelm Winternitz — (March 1, 1835, Josefstadt (now a part of Jaroměř, Okres Náchod), Bohemia February 22, 1917, Vienna) was a Czech Austrian Jewish physician and hydropathist.BiographyHe was educated at Vienna and at Prague (M. D. 1857), where he settled and became … Wikipedia
