Meanings
nounphysiotherapist (plural physiotherapists)
plural physiotherapists
- CommonwealthIrelandUKA therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.
Synonyms: physio, physical therapist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise.
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nountherapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
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Translations
Arabic أخصائي في العلاج الطبيعي, أخصائية في العلاج الطبيعي
- أخصائي في العلاج الطبيعيtherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- أخصائية في العلاج الطبيعيtherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Catalan fisioterapeuta
- fisioterapeutatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Chinese Cantonese 物理治療師 /物理治疗师
- 物理治療師 /物理治疗师 (mat⁶ lei⁵ zi⁶ liu⁴ si¹)therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Chinese Mandarin 理療師 /理疗师, 物理治療師 /物理治疗师
- 理療師 /理疗师 (lǐliáoshī)therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- 物理治療師 /物理治疗师 (wùlǐ zhìliáoshī)therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Czech fyzioterapeut
- fyzioterapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Danish fysioterapeut, fys
- fysioterapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fystherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Dutch fysiotherapeut, fysiotherapeute
- fysiotherapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fysiotherapeutetherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- kinesitherapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- kinesisttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Esperanto fizioterapiisto, kinezoterapiisto
- fizioterapiistotherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- kinezoterapiistotherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fizikoterapiistotherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- movflegistotherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Finnish fysioterapeutti
- fysioterapeuttitherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
French physiothérapeute, kinésithérapeute
- physiothérapeutetherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- kinésithérapeutetherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
German Physiotherapeut, Physiotherapeutin
- Physiotherapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- Physiotherapeutintherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- Krankengymnasttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- Heilgymnasttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Hungarian gyógytornász, fizioterapeuta
- gyógytornásztherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fizioterapeutatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Indonesian fisioterapis
- fisioterapistherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Irish fisiteiripeoir, fisiteiripeach
- fisiteiripeoirtherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fisiteiripeachtherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Polish fizjoterapeuta, fizjoterapeutka
- fizjoterapeutatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fizjoterapeutkatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Portuguese fisioterapeuta
- fisioterapeutatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Romanian fizioterapeut, fizioterapeută
- fizioterapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fizioterapeutătherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Russian физиотерапе́вт
- физиотерапе́вт (fizioterapévt)therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Spanish fisioterapeuta
- fisioterapeutatherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Swedish sjukgymnast, fysioterapeut
- sjukgymnasttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
- fysioterapeuttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Turkish fizyoterapist
- fizyoterapisttherapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
Cite this entry
APA
physiotherapist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapist
MLA
“physiotherapist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physiotherapist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapist.
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