hydropathy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
    hydrotherapy.

WordNet

Hy*drop"a*thy noun
Etymology
Hydro-, 1 + Gr. , , to suffer.
Definitions
  1. The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.

Webster 1913