"physio" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪzɪəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-physio.wav [Southern-England] Forms: physios [plural]
Etymology: Clippings. Ultimately from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping, {{der|en|grc|φύσις|t=nature}} Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} physio (countable and uncountable, plural physios)
  1. (colloquial, countable) Clipping of physiotherapist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable Alternative form of: physiotherapist Translations (Abbreviation of physiotherapist): 理療師 (Chinese Mandarin), 理疗师 (lǐliáoshī) (Chinese Mandarin), kiné [feminine, masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-physio-en-noun-cL16SWV1 Disambiguation of 'Abbreviation of physiotherapist': 62 24 14
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiotherapy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Alternative form of: physiotherapy
    Sense id: en-physio-en-noun-kC6HJqQI
  3. (colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiology. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Alternative form of: physiology
    Sense id: en-physio-en-noun-7HFPJXfJ

Inflected forms

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