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physiotherapy

physiotherapy

English

Noun

physiotherapy ‎(plural physiotherapies)

therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise

Synonyms

physical therapy

Translations

therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise

Chinese:
Mandarin: 物理療法, 物理疗法 ‎(wùlǐ liáofǎ), 物理治療 (zh), 物理治疗 (zh) ‎(wùlǐ zhìliáo)
Czech: fyzioterapie f
Dutch: fysiotherapie (nl) f
Esperanto: fizioterapio, kinezoterapio, fizikoterapio
Finnish: fysioterapia (fi)

French: kinésithérapie (fr) f
German: Physiotherapie (de) f
Icelandic: sjúkraþjálfun f
Ido: fizioterapio (io)
Japanese: 理学療法 ‎(りがくりょうほう, rigaku ryōhō)
Macedonian: физиотерапија f ‎(fizioterápija)
Portuguese: fisioterapia (pt) f
Russian: физиотерапи́я (ru) f ‎(fizioterapíja)
Spanish: terapia física f, rehabilitación (es) f, recapazitación f
Swedish: sjukgymnastik

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