telemedicine

noun

tele·​med·​i·​cine ˌte-lə-ˈme-də-sən 

-ˈmed-sən

: medical care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone)

Telemedicine is increasingly used for disease monitoring and management of chronic medical and mental disorders …

—Kurt Kroenke

Even if no other good for health care emerges from the coronavirus crisis, one development—the incorporation of telemedicine into routine medical care—promises to be transformative.

—Jane E. Brody

For patients, telemedicine apps are a cheap, easy alternative to nonemergency consultations …

—Alexandra Sifferlin

Examples of telemedicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These changes brought a boom in telemedicine services and online dispensaries, offering fast home delivery and creating one of Europe’s most liberal medical cannabis markets. — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

When telemedicine extended care across state lines, the physician-patient relationship — and its obligations — followed. — Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026

Louisiana also is suing the Food and Drug Administration, aiming to force the agency to roll back the rules change that allowed telemedicine access to mifepristone. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 25 June 2026

The objective of paying kickbacks to Herek and other operators of telemedicine companies was to obtain doctors’ prescription orders for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans, the indictment says. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for telemedicine

• biomedicine
• medicine

Kids Definition

telemedicine

noun

tele·​med·​i·​cine ˌtel-ə-ˈmed-ə-sən 

medical care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone)

Medical Definition

telemedicine

noun

tele·​med·​i·​cine -ˈmed-ə-sən, -ˈmed-sən 

: medical care provided remotely to a patient in a separate location using two-way voice and visual communication (as by computer or cell phone)

telemedical

-ˈmed-i-kəl 

adjective