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Multi-word Results
| physical anthropology |
the branch of anthropology concerned with the evolutionary development of humans, physical differences between races, and classifications. (Cf. cultural anthropology.) |
| physical chemistry |
a branch of chemistry in which physical principles and techniques are applied to the analysis of chemical properties and transformations. |
| physical comedy |
comedic performance that uses the body to express exaggerated emotional states. |
| physical dependence |
a body's adaptation to a chronically-used drug such that withdrawal of the drug results in adverse physical symptoms. |
| physical education |
instruction in sports, exercise, and the care and hygiene of the human body, esp. as a course or program in a school or college. |
| physical geography |
the branch of geography concerned with the earth's land masses, oceans, and climate, and the distribution of plant and animal species. |
| physical science |
any science, such as chemistry, physics, astronomy, or geology, that deals with inanimate matter or energy. |
| physical therapy |
the treatment of disease and injury by physical and mechanical means, such as exercise, heat, ultraviolet or infrared light, hydrotherapy, or massage, rather than by drugs; physiotherapy. |
| physical tolerance |
a bodily state in which, with repeated exposure to a drug over time, a higher dose of the drug is required to achieve the same effect. |
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