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physical therapy

physical therapy noun: any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.

Noun

physical therapy (countable and uncountable, plural physical therapies)

  1. (US) Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.
  2. (US, uncountable) The medical discipline dealing with such.
    Synonyms:
    physiotherapy

Synonyms of physical therapy

Forms of physical therapy

pluralphysical therapies

Questions about physical therapy

What does physical therapy mean?
Physical therapy means any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.
What part of speech is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is a noun.
What is the plural of physical therapy?
The plural of physical therapy is physical therapies.

Words near physical therapy in the dictionary

  1. physical systems
  2. physical theatre
  3. physical therapies
  4. physical therapist
  5. physical therapists
  6. physical therapy
  7. physical training
  8. physical twin
  9. physical twins
  10. physical unclonable function
  11. physical unclonable functions

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