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telenursing

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛlɪˌnɜːsɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɛlɪˌnɝsɪŋ/

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.

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

History

Etymology

From tele- (prefix meaning ‘over a distance’) + nursing.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: التمريض عن بعد — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • German: Telepflege — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • Northern Kurdish: dûrperistarî — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • Northern Kurdish: peristariya ji dûr — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • Persian: پرستاری از راه دور — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • Russian: дистанционный патронаж (distancionnyj patronaž) — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
  • Spanish: teleenfermería — use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services