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physio en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɪzɪəʊ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable) Clipping 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. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiotherapy.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiology.
    alt of physiology
    • I have my physio lab at 8:00am.

Forms

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physios Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

physioball

Translations (2)

cmn 理療師 /理疗师 (Abbreviation of physiotherapist) · fr kiné (Abbreviation of physiotherapist)