physio

P3H4Y4S1I1O1
/ˈfɪzɪəʊ/

A form of physiotherapist — A therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounphysio (countable and uncountable, plural physios)

plural physios

  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialcountableClipping of physiotherapist.

    I remembered her offer, however, and eight years later during a prolonged attack I put myself into the hands of Jenny, a wiry, little Indian physio whose manipulations and exercises returned my neck to its normal state.

    1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194
  2. abbreviationclippingcolloquialuncountableClipping of physiotherapy.
  3. abbreviationclippingcolloquialuncountableClipping of physiology.

    I have my physio lab at 8:00am.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφύσις“nature”
  2. Englishphysio

Clippings. Ultimately from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 理療師 /理疗师
  • 理療師 /理疗师 (lǐliáoshī)Abbreviation of physiotherapist
French kiné
  • kinéAbbreviation of physiotherapist
Polish fizjo
  • fizjoAbbreviation of physiotherapist
Cite this entry
APA

physio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio

MLA

“physio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio.

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