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Definition of Physiatrics
1. Noun. Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities.
Generic synonyms: Therapy
Terms within: Modality
Specialized synonyms: Rehabilitation
Derivative terms: Physical Therapist, Physiotherapeutic, Physiotherapist
Definition of Physiatrics
1. Noun. (medicine) physical medicine or therapy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Physiatrics
1. 1. Old term for physical therapy. 2. Rehabilitation management. Origin: G. Physis, nature, + iatrikos, healing (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physiatrics
Literary usage of Physiatrics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Vocabulary of the Philosophical Sciences: Including the Vocabulary of by William Fleming, Henry Calderwood (1878)
"physiatrics (Gr.), the science of healing in accordance with nature.
PHYSICAL (Gr.), relating to nature, relating to physics; opposed to mental or ..."
2. The British and Foreign Medical Review Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1837)
"A System of physiatrics, or of Hippocratic Medicine. By FERDINAND JAHN. First Volume.
Physiology of Disea e and Restoration, or General Pathology and ..."
3. Spondylotherapy: Physio and Pharmaco-therapy and Diagnostic Methods Based on by Albert Abrams (1918)
"The term physiatrics is used to designate the natural forces employed by the
physician in the treatment of disease. The action of heat, light and other ..."
4. Medical Electrology and Radiology (1905)
"... currents—continuous, interrupted, alternating and oscillatory—have likewise
been studied to afford a sure basis for a rational system of physiatrics. ..."
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