Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

physio

/ˈfɪzɪəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: physio
IPA: /ˈfɪzɪəʊ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of physiotherapist.

Colloquial; Countable

noun

Clipping of physiotherapy.

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Clipping of physiology.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I remembered her offer, however, and eight years later during a prolonged attack I put myself into the hands of Jenny, a wiry, little Indian physio whose manipulations and exercises returned my neck to its normal state."
"I have my physio lab at 8:00am."

Etymology

Clippings. Ultimately from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φύσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

physios (plural)

Derived Forms

physioball

Questions

How do you pronounce physio?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪzɪəʊ/.
What does physio mean?: Clipping of physiotherapist.
Where does physio come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce physio

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