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Physic vs Physio - What's the difference?

physic | physio |

As nouns the difference between physic and physio

is that physic is (countable) a medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative while physio is (colloquial) a physiotherapist.

As an adjective physic

is relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

As a verb physic

is to cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

physic

English

Alternative forms

* physick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.

    • Noun

  • (countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
  • (uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
  • (obsolete) A physician.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Derived terms

    * physician

    Verb

  • To cure or heal; to treat or administer medicine, especially to purge.

    • physio

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A physiotherapist.
  • (colloquial, uncountable) Physiotherapy.