{"id":96240,"date":"2021-04-06T05:31:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T05:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=96240"},"modified":"2023-03-30T10:05:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:05:17","slug":"physical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/physical\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Referring to the body, as opposed to the mind.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Relating to the body rather than to the mind. For example, a physical sign is one that a doctor can detect when examining a patient, such as abnormal dilation of the pupils or the absence of a knee-jerk reflex.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Having to do with physics, that is, mechanics, heat, radiation, sound, electricity, and similar phenomena. 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