telemedicine

[ tel-uh-med-uh-sin or, esp. British, -med-sin ]
/ ˈtɛl əˌmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, -ˌmɛd sɪn /

noun

the diagnosis and treatment of patients in remote areas using medical information, as x-rays or television pictures, transmitted over long distances, especially by satellite.

Origin of telemedicine

First recorded in 1965–70; tele-1 + medicine

British Dictionary definitions for telemedicine

telemedicine
/ (ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn, -ˌmɛdsɪn) /

noun

the treatment of disease or injury by consultation with a specialist in a distant place, esp by means of a computer or satellite link