"physical therapy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: physical therapies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} physical therapy (countable and uncountable, plural physical therapies), {{tlb|en|US}} (US)
  1. (countable and uncountable) Any of various therapeutic exercises and other activities to treat injury or dysfunction, or such exercises and activities collectively. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-physical_therapy-en-noun-kWwqXC2S Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of American English: 57 43
  2. (uncountable) The medical discipline dealing with such. Tags: US, uncountable Synonyms (both senses): physiotherapy [UK]
    Sense id: en-physical_therapy-en-noun-yrp3u53N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'both senses': 36 64

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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