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Definition of
physical therapy noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
physical therapy
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
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the treatment of disease, injury, or weakness in the joints or muscles by exercises,
massage
, and the use of light and heat
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physical therapy
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