[f. L. balneum bath + Gr. -γραφία writing.] A description of, or treatise upon, baths. Balneology [see -LOGY], scientific medical study of bathing and medicinal springs. Balneological a. of or pertaining to balneology. Balneotherapy [Gr. θεραπεία medical treatment], treatment of disease by baths or medicinal springs.
1879. Nature, 9 Oct., 551/2. Balneological works, treating of the European mineral springs.
1883. Harper’s Mag., June, 122/1. The physician who has … experience in balneology.
