Meanings
nounphysical therapy (countable and uncountable, plural physical therapies)
plural physical therapies
- UScountableuncountableAny of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe medical discipline dealing with such.
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nountherapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
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APA
physical therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapy
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“physical therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physical therapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physical%20therapy.
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