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

That alone should challenge assumptions that telemedicine is an option for everyone. —Amy Hagstrom Miller, Time, 1 May 2025

The healthcare sector experiences rapid change because artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain tracing and telemedicine technologies transform the entire process of medical service delivery. —Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

According to one study, telemedicine encounters increased 766% in the first three months of the COVID outbreak. —Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Some progress is being made in facilitating inter-state telemedicine. —Jason Povio, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

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