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telemedicine

telemedicine

3 4.4
Care and advice that doctors give to patients using video calls or messages
  • noun
  • /ˌtɛlɪˈmɛdɪsɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : telemedicina
  • Many patients rely on telemedicine to receive consultations without leaving their homes.
  • telemedicine adoption
  • telemedicine implementation
  • telemedicine services

And I do think telemedicine could explode, right?

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Examples

  • The central questions were related to barriers, drivers, and strategies related to telemedicine implementation.

    Academic text (2015)
  • One study did look at the public's knowledge of telemedicine and their likelihood of using such technology.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Hey, do you think telemedicine is even possible?

  • The bill for telemedicine must be pushed forward before the next election.

  • The islands region was selected for the testing of telemedicine.

  • Doctors hope this telemedicine project will begin a new era in trauma medicine.

  • Making medical services and health care education attainable for everyone through telemedicine will save lives.

    Academic text (2015)
  • What are the drivers that persuade health care providers to develop telemedicine programming within their organizations?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Telemedicine is for people in rural areas where medical care is unavailable.

  • Resistance from doctors who haven't used telemedicine before can be a deterrent.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

telehealth
vstelemedicine
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Medical care given remotely using phone or video to talk to a doctor

focuses only on remote medical care and patient consultations

Surface Forms

telemedicine singular
telemedicines plural

Morphology

telemedicine = medicine (transparent) = tele + medicine

The meaning is directly built from 'tele-' meaning remote and 'medicine' meaning medical care.

Etymology

The word telemedicine joins tele- 'far' and the familiar word medicine. Like telephone and television, tele- means 'at a distance', so telemedicine is medical care given 'from far away' using technology.