physiotherapy

Word family

phys·i·o·ther·a·py /ˌfɪziəʊˈθerəpi $ -zioʊ-/ noun [uncountableU]

MHa treatment that uses special exercises, rubbing, heat etc to treat medical conditions and problems with muscles 物理治疗法，理疗 SYN American English physical therapy

Examples from the Corpus

physiotherapy• The ground floor of the new building will accommodate physiotherapy and hydrotherapy departments, orthopaedic clinic and an x-ray room.• Like most Guillain-Barré syndrome patients, he required maximal nursing, medical and physiotherapy care but did not need sedation.• It's likely she could face lengthy physiotherapy and recovery may be slow.• Peter's wife, Meg, runs her own physiotherapy practice.• She was discharged from the rehabilitation centre, and returned to the original hospital for out-patient physiotherapy treatment.• She receives physiotherapy three or four times a week and is regularly visited by the district nurse.• Sussexdown is a happy place, run by caring staff who provide a full 24-hour nursing service, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.• Consulting suites, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy units.

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Corpus

BNC: 14983 COCA: 36068

physiotherapy

noun

(BrE)

(NAmE

physical therapy

)

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PHYSIOTHERAPY/PHYSICAL THERAPY | PHYSIOTHERAPY/PHYSICAL-THERAPY + NOUN

ADJECTIVE

➤intensive強化物理治療

▸➤regular常規物理治療

VERB + PHYSIOTHERAPY/PHYSICAL THERAPY

➤provide提供理療

▸➤have, receive, undergo接受理療；進行理療

◇I'm undergoing regular physiotherapy for a back problem.我因為背傷正在接受常規理療。

PHYSIOTHERAPY/PHYSICAL-THERAPY + NOUN

➤clinic, department理療診所；理療科

➤appointment, session理療預約／時間

▸➤treatment物理治療

▸➤equipment理療設備

➤student理療專業的學生

BNC: 14983 COCA: 36068

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