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noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
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Also called physiatrics, physiatry.
Origin of physical medicine
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby physical medicine
physicality, physicalize, physical jerks, physically, physically challenged, physical medicine, physical meteorology, physical optics, physical pendulum, physicals, physical science
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British Dictionary definitions for physical medicine
physical medicine
noun
the branch of medicine devoted to the management of physical disabilities, as resulting from rheumatic disease, asthma, poliomyelitis, etcSee also rehabilitation (def. 2)
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Scientific definitions for physical medicine
physical medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and disability by physical means such as manipulation, massage, and exercise, often with mechanical devices, and the application of heat, cold, electricity, radiation, and water.
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