physical therapists

noun

plural of physical therapist
as in physiotherapists

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  1. nurses
  2. paramedics
  3. residents
  4. surgeons
Noun
  • Camp Simcha’s team includes 12 nurses, three doctors, two paramedics, and a respiratory and physical therapist.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • So there are doctors, there are nurses, there are health-care workers that are donning hazmat suits basically, and are in 80 percent humidity in the summer heat.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurses
Noun
  • Rainn Wilson, known to many as Dwight Schrute from The Office, put in hours with paramedics, EMTs and the South Central Los Angeles Fire Department to prepare for his new paramedic role in the film Code 3, set to hit theaters Friday.
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Definition of paramedics
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  • In past weeks, authorities shut down cafes in central Tehran that were popular with residents during the ceasefire.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An evacuation shelter was opened at a community college for residents fleeing their homes.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of residents
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  • Only after that declaration can a donor agency assume responsibility for the deceased, looking for potential recipients and scheduling surgeons to come in to retrieve the organs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For Plastic Surgery Plastic surgeons have long cautioned patients against bringing in photos of celebrities as inspiration for their own rhinoplasty/breast implants/tummy tuck.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of surgeons
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