Meanings
plural physios
- 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 - abbreviationclippingcolloquialuncountableClipping of physiotherapy.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekφύσις“nature”
- Englishphysio
Clippings. Ultimately from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).
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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
physio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio
“physio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physio.
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