compressed-air bath

noun

A strong metal chamber in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam engine to any required pressure; an obsolete form of physical therapy.

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Meanings

nouncompressed-air bath (plural compressed-air baths)

plural compressed-air baths

  1. historicalmedicineA strong metal chamber in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam engine to any required pressure; an obsolete form of physical therapy.

    Synonyms: air bath

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strong metal chamber in which a patient can sit, and into which air is driven by a steam engine to any required pressure; an obsolete form of physical therapy.

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air bath
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air bath
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compressed-air bath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressed-air%20bath

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“compressed-air bath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressed-air%20bath. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compressed-air bath,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compressed-air%20bath.

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