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    PHYSIOTHERAPY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalitiesplay

    Synonyms:

    physiatrics; physical therapy; physiotherapy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("physiotherapy" is a kind of...):

    therapy ((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.))

    Meronyms (parts of "physiotherapy"):

    modality (a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "physiotherapy"):

    rehabilitation (the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises)

    Derivation:

    physiotherapeutic (of or relating to or used in physical therapy)

    physiotherapist (therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder)

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