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telemedicine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • tĕl′ĭ-mĕd′ĭ-sĭn
  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland: /ˌtɛl.ɪˈmɛd.ɪ.sɪn/
  • US: /ˈtɛlə(ˌ)mɛdɪsɪn/
  • Australian: /ˌtel.ɪˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌtel.əˈmed.ə.sən/
  • India: /ˌʈɛ(ː)l.ɪˈmɛ(ː)ɖ.ɪ.sɪn/
  • rhymes with (weak vowel distinction) -ɛdɪsɪn
  • rhymes with (weak vowel merger) -ɛdəsən
  • CMU ARPABET: T EH2 L IH0 M EH1 D IH0 S AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

The transfer of medical information by means of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of consulting or for remote medical procedures or examinations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: telehealth[Appendix:Glossary

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English medicine English telemedicine From tele- + medicine. First attested in 1968.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠程醫療 /远程医疗 (yuǎnchéng yīliáo) — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠距醫療 /远距医疗 (yuǎnjù yīliáo) — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Esperanto: telemedicino — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Finnish: etäterveydenhuolto — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Finnish: telelääketiede — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • French: télémédecine — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • German: Telemedizin — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Hungarian: telemedicina — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Hungarian: távgyógyítás — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Hungarian: távrendelés — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Ido: telemedicino — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Indonesian: telemedisin — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Interlingua: telemedicina — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Italian: telemedicina — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Polish: telemedycyna — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Romanian: telemedicină — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Russian: тѐлемедици́на (tèlemedicína) — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies
  • Spanish: telemedicina — transfer of medical information via telecommunication technologies