physiotherapy
pronunciation
How to pronounce physiotherapy in British English:
UK [ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi]
How to pronounce physiotherapy in American English:
US [ˌfɪzioʊˈθerəpi]
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- Noun:
- therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
Word Origin
- physiotherapy (n.)
- 1905, from physio- + therapy. Related: Physiotherapist.
Example
- 1. Patients who are recovering get intensive physiotherapy .
- 2. She had enrolled in a yearslong physiotherapy course in a city in the foothills of the himalayas .
- 3. This past october , she returned to delhi to look for a volunteer internship , a requirement to complete her physiotherapy studies .
- 4. It might also act as a form of physiotherapy , to help victims of strokes restore the use of their legs .
- 5. 10 / 15 Huambo , angola : landmine victims wait to start physiotherapy at the agostino neto orthopaedic centre