therapy vs physical therapy

physical therapy vs therapy

therapy and physical therapy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
therapy	Yes	No	No	No
physical therapy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, physical therapy is a hyponym of therapy; that is, physical therapy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than therapy:

therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
physical therapy: therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities

Other hyponyms of therapy include aromatherapy, chemotherapy, correction, electric healing, electrical healing, electrotherapy, galvanism, heliotherapy, insolation, hormone-replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, HRT, immunotherapy, infrared therapy, inflation therapy, electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontophoresis, iontotherapy, medication, megavitamin therapy, occupational therapy, physiatrics, physiotherapy, botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy, psychotherapy, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, shock therapy, shock treatment, speech therapy, refrigeration, thermotherapy, thrombolytic therapy.

therapy (noun)	physical therapy (noun)
(medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)	therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities

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