hydropath
(ˈhaɪdrəʊpæθ)
[mod. (= G. hydropath, F. hydropathe) f. hydropathy (cf. allopath, etc.).]
= hydropathist.
| 1842 Abdy Water Cure (1843) 146 How different would have been my lot in this world, if this distinguished physician had been an hydropath himself thirty years ago! 1843 T. J. Graham Cold-Water System (ed. 2) 5 There are not a few diseases in which the skilful physician will be far more successful by the use of medicine, and his other ordinary means, than the most perfect hydropath. |