telehealth

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ health.

Noun

telehealth (uncountable)

  1. Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
    • 2022 April 29, Tasnim Ahmed, “Back to the doctor’s office? Here’s what’s next for telehealth after the pandemic”, in CNN‎[1]:
      For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible.
    • 2025 May 10, “WeightWatchers blames diet drugs and social media for Chapter 11 bankruptcy”, in FT Weekend, page 13:
      In 2023, WeightWatchers bought the telehealth start-up, Sequence, for $106mn.

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