Terms and their meanings in physiotherapy: writing a terminological definition

• Grant number: 05/00379-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2005
• End date: September 30, 2007
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics
• Principal Investigator: Gladis Maria de Barcellos Almeida
• Grantee: Douglas Henrique Perez Pino
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The present work intends to elaborate a set of 60 definitions that will be part of the Physiotherapy Dictionary (DicFisio). The purpose of developing a Physiotherapy terms dictionary aims to minimize the difficulties met by most of the people interested in the domain of physiotherapy, since there is not any kind of glossary or dictionary presenting a systematized database of the area.