physical medicine

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.
Also called physiatrics, physiatry.

Origin of physical medicine

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby physical medicine

physical examination, physical geography, physical half-life, physical handicap, physical jerks, physical medicine, physical meteorology, physical mixture, physical optics, physical pendulum, physical science

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, etc See also rehabilitation (def. 2)

Medical definitions for physical medicine

physical medicine

n.

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 the aid of mechanical devices and with the application of heat, cold, electricity, radiation, or water. physiatrics physiatry

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.