physio- /fɪziəʊ, -ziə $ -zioʊ, -ziə/ (
also physi-)
prefix[
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek, from physis; ⇒ physics]
1. relating to nature and living things:
physiology (=study of how the body works)2. physical:
physiotherapy (=treatment using exercises etc) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲