physiotherapy

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/ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi/

noun

Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

Similar
physical therapyphysiatrics
OriginEnglish therapy ← New Latin therapīa ← Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía) →
Less commonScrabble 29
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Meanings

nounphysiotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural physiotherapies)

plural physiotherapies

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKcountableuncountableTherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

    Synonyms: physical therapy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise.

Similar
physical therapy

More synonyms by meaning

nountherapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities

Similar
physical therapyphysiatrics
Broader
therapytreatment
Also see
physiatricsphysical therapyphysiotherapeutics

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠ́σῐς (phŭ́sĭs)
  5. Englishphysio-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
  8. Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
  9. Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
  10. New Latintherapīa
  11. Englishtherapy
  12. Englishphysiotherapy

From physio- + therapy.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic عِلَاج طَبِيعِيّ
  • عِلَاج طَبِيعِيّ (ʕilāj ṭabīʕiyy)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Catalan fisioteràpia
  • fisioteràpiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Chinese Mandarin 物理療法 /物理疗法, 物理治療 /物理治疗
  • 物理療法 /物理疗法 (wùlǐ liáofǎ)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • 物理治療 /物理治疗 (wùlǐ zhìliáo)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Czech fyzioterapie
  • fyzioterapietherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Dutch fysiotherapie, kinesitherapie
  • fysiotherapietherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • kinesitherapietherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Esperanto fizioterapio, kinezoterapio
  • fizioterapiotherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • kinezoterapiotherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • fizikoterapiotherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Finnish fysioterapia
  • fysioterapiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
French kinésithérapie
  • kinésithérapietherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
German Physiotherapie
  • Physiotherapietherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Hindi भौतिक चिकित्सा
  • भौतिक चिकित्सा (bhautik cikitsā)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Hungarian fizioterápia, gyógytorna
  • fizioterápiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • gyógytornatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Icelandic sjúkraþjálfun
  • sjúkraþjálfuntherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Indonesian fisioterapi
  • fisioterapitherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Irish fisiteiripe
  • fisiteiripetherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Italian fisioterapia
  • fisioterapiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Japanese 理学療法
  • 理学療法 (rigaku ryōhō)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Korean 물리치료
  • 물리치료 (mullichiryo)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Polish fizjoterapia
  • fizjoterapiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Portuguese fisioterapia
  • fisioterapiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Russian физиотерапи́я
  • физиотерапи́я (fizioterapíja)therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Slovak fyzioterapia
  • fyzioterapiatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Spanish terapia física, rehabilitación
  • terapia físicatherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • rehabilitacióntherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • recapazitacióntherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Swahili tibamaungo
  • tibamaungotherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Swedish sjukgymnastik
  • sjukgymnastiktherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Thai กายภาพบำบัด
  • กายภาพบำบัดtherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Turkish fizyoterapi, fizik tedavi
  • fizyoterapitherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
  • fizik tedavitherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Welsh ffisiotherapi
  • ffisiotherapitherapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise
Cite this entry
APA

physiotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapy

MLA

“physiotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “physiotherapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/physiotherapy.

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