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Noun: physical therapist  'fi-zi-kul 'ther-u-pist
Usage: US (elsewhere: physiotherapist)
  1. Therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
    "The physical therapist developed a rehabilitation plan for the injured athlete";
    - physiotherapist [Brit, Cdn], physio [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: physical therapists

Type of: healer, therapist

Encyclopedia: Physical therapist