physical handicap

noun

1. loss of or failure to develop a specific bodily function or functions, whether of movement, sensation, coordination, or speech, but excluding mental impairments or disabilities

Derived Forms

• physically handicapped, adjective

Example Sentences

Steve Stricker has won a “comeback” award for the third time in his career — back-to-back years on the PGA Tour, and now the Ben Hogan Award from the Golf Writers Association of America for staying active in the wake of a physical handicap or serious injury.

From Seattle Times

He had spent years overcoming an enormous physical handicap.

From Washington Post

As Summitt testified, the rule in fact produced “a mental and physical handicap.”

From Washington Post

He had spent years overcoming an enormous physical handicap.

From Washington Post

You knew someone who wore these shoes because of a physical handicap?

From Washington Post