telemedicine

[ tel-uh-med-uh-sin or, especially British, -med-sin ]

noun
  1. the part of the telehealth system that uses internet and telecommunications technology, as video calls, to provide clinical services, as medical consultation, evaluation, and diagnosis, either in real time when the patient and the medical professional are in different locations or facilitated by remote monitoring and record sharing among healthcare providers: Rural patients may find that the only way for them to see a specialist is via telemedicine.

Origin of telemedicine

1
First recorded in 1965–70; tele-1 + medicine

Words Nearby telemedicine

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British Dictionary definitions for telemedicine

telemedicine

/ (ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn, -ˌmɛdsɪn) /


noun
  1. the treatment of disease or injury by consultation with a specialist in a distant place, esp by means of a computer or satellite link

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