telemedicine

telemedicine
/tel"euh med'euh sin/ or, esp. Brit., /-med'sin/, n.
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.
[1965-70; TELE-1 + MEDICINE]

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