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telemedicine

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tel·e·med·i·cine  (tl-md-sn)
n.
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.

tele·medi·cal (--kl) adj.

telemedicine [ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn -ˌmɛdsɪn]
n
(Medicine) the treatment of disease or injury by consultation with a specialist in a distant place, esp by means of a computer or satellite link
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tel·e·med·i·cine
n.  telemedicina, asistencia médica por medio de telecomunicación remota de imágenes visuales, datos electrónicos de pacientes, y de resultados de diagnósticos a hospitales y a profesional médicos.


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