physio

Clippings. Ultimately from Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “nature”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪzɪəʊ/

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physio (countable and uncountable, plural physios)

1. (colloquial, countable) Clipping of physiotherapist.
   • 1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194:

     I remembered her offer, however, and eight years later during a prolonged attack I put myself into the hands of Jenny, a wiry, little Indian physio whose manipulations and exercises returned my neck to its normal state.

2. (colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiotherapy.
3. (colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of physiology.

   I have my physio lab at 8:00am.

• IPA^(key): /fi.zjo/

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physio m or f (plural physios)

1. (informal) clipping of physionomiste (“bouncer”)
   • 2004, Lolita Pille, Bubble gum, Paris: Grasset, →ISBN, page 95:

     Vous savez qui je suis, putain ? Non ? Espèce de minable, dis-moi, tu sers à quoi si tu sais pas qui je suis ? A quoi ça sert un physio, hein ? Phy-sio ! Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire, à ton avis ? C’est du grec, connard, et littéralement ça veut dire un mec qui sait qui je suis ! Parce que je SUIS ! Je suis, putain ! Je suis une star.

     You fucking know who I am? No? Now tell me, what is a loser like you doing here anyway if you don't know who I am? What do you think a physio [bouncer] is for, huh? Phy-sio! That's Greek, you idiot, and literally means someone who knows who I am. Because I AM! I am, for fuck's sake! I am a star.

physio f (uncountable)

1. (informal) clipping of physiologie (“physiology”)