/ English Dictionary

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder

Synonyms:

physical therapist; physiotherapist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("physical therapist" is a kind of...):

healer; therapist (a person skilled in a particular type of therapy)

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

massager (someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation)

Derivation:

physical therapy (therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)

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