physio-

1. a combining form representing physical or physiological in compound words:

   physiotherapy.

physio-

¹

combining_form

1. of or relating to nature or natural functions

   physiology

2. physical

   physiotherapy

physio

²

/ ˈfɪzɪəʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for physiotherapy , physiotherapist See physiotherapy

Word History and Origins

Origin of physio-¹

< Greek physio- combining form of phýsis origin, form, natural order. See physis, -o-

Word History and Origins

Origin of physio-¹

from Greek phusio, from phusis nature, from phuein to make grow

Example Sentences

But this new form of the old realism is by no means the most startling of the physio-philosophic principles.

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Its vastness and strangeness were fairly overpowering, even to a man as well versed in physio-chemical paraphernalia as he was.

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Modern physio-psychology absolutely denies every form of the free-will dogma in the name of the laws of natural causality.

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The living cell is a machine which makes use of cosmic energy for physio-chemical work.

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Krause also writes of the reception given by his contemporaries to his “physio-philosophical ideas.”

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