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phys·i·o·ther·a·py

(fĭz′ē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē)

phys′i·o·ther′a·peu′tic (-thĕr′ə-pyo͞o′tĭk) adj.

phys′i·o·ther′a·pist n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

physiotherapist

Specialist in the promotion of mobility in those handicapped by illness or accident, usually by external manipulation.

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Noun

physiotherapist - therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder

physical therapist

massager - someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation

healer, therapist - a person skilled in a particular type of therapy

Translations

أَخِصَّائِيّ العِلاجُ الطَّبِيعِيّمُعالِج بالعَوامِل الطَّبيعيَّه

fyzikální terapeutfyzioterapeut

fysioterapeut

Physiotherapeut

φυσιοθεραπευτής

fisioterapeuta

fysioterapeutti

kinésithérapeute physiothérapeute

fizioterapeut

gyógytornász

sjúkraòjálfari

fisioterapista

理学療法士

물리치료사

fyzioterapeut

sjukgymnast

นักกายภาพบำบัด

fizyoterapistfizik tedavi uzmanı

bác sĩ vật lý trị liệu

理疗学家理疗师

physiotherapist

[ˌfɪzɪəˈθerəpɪst] N → fisioterapeuta mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

physiotherapist

[ˌfɪziəʊˈθɛrəpɪst] n → physiothérapeute m/f, kinésithérapeute m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

physiotherapist

n → Physiotherapeut(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

physiotherapist

[ˌfɪzɪʊˈθɛrəpɪst] n → fisioterapista m/f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

physiotherapy

(fiziəˈθerəpi) noun

the treatment of disease by physical exercise, massage etc, not drugs.

ˌphysioˈtherapist noun

physiotherapist

→ أَخِصَّائِيّ العِلاجُ الطَّبِيعِيّ fyzioterapeut fysioterapeut Physiotherapeut φυσιοθεραπευτής fisioterapeuta fysioterapeutti kinésithérapeute fizioterapeut fisioterapista 理学療法士 물리치료사 fysiotherapeut fysioterapeut fizjoterapeuta fisioterapeuta физиотерапевт sjukgymnast นักกายภาพบำบัด fizyoterapist bác sĩ vật lý trị liệu 理疗师

physiotherapist

n fisioterapeuta mf

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