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physiotherapy

[fiz-ee-oh-ther-uh-pee]

phys·i·o·ther·a·py

[fiz-ee-oh-ther-uh-pee]

Origin:
1900–05; physio- + therapy

phys·i·o·ther·a·pist, noun
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Physiotherapy has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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physiotherapy (ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ)
 
n
physical therapy, physio, Also called: physiatrics the therapeutic use of physical agents or means, such as massage, exercises, etc
 
physio'therapist
 
n

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physiotherapy phys·i·o·ther·a·py (fĭz'ē-ō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
See physical therapy.


phys'i·o·ther'a·peu'tic (-thěr'ə-py&oomacr;'tĭk) adj.
phys'i·o·ther'a·pist n.

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