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telemedicine
(tĕlˈĭ-mĕdˌĭ-sĭn)
noun
The use of telecommunications technology to provide, enhance, or expedite health care services, as by accessing off-site databases, linking clinics or physicians' offices to central hospitals, or transmitting x-rays or other diagnostic images for examination at another site.
Related Forms:
- telˈe·medˌi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
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