the treatment of disease or injury by consultation with a specialist in a distant place, esp by means of a computer or satellite link
telemedicine in American English
(ˈteləˌmedəsɪn, esp Brit -ˌmedsɪn)
noun
the diagnosis and treatment of patients in remote areas using medical information, as x-rays or television pictures, transmitted over long distances, esp. by satellite
Word origin
[1965–70; tele-1 + medicine]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: genetic engineering, isometric exercise, overdub, stun gun, wraparoundtele- is a combining form meaning “distant,” esp. “transmission over a distance,” usedin the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix tele- include: telecine, telemotor, telephone, teletext, television
Examples of 'telemedicine' in a sentence
telemedicine
Private healthcare is also using telemedicine to reach the villages.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Systems for monitoring astronauts' health have informed telemedicine: remote supervision of the sick and elderly, and surgery by satellite link.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The cost of each telemedicine installation is about 2,500 - the same as an average hospital admission.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Applications for telemedicine and remote astronomy also are being developed to take advantage of the network.
Globe and Mail (2004)
Containerised telemedicine suites can be transported, enabling instant medical expertise to be provided in disaster relief operations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
New discoveries and technologies in biology and in e-health and telemedicine are making undreamt-of treatments possible.