Definition of TELETHERAPY

teletherapy

Meanings

Plural: teletherapies

Noun

  • A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment.
  • Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.
  • Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls.

Origin / Etymology

From tele- + therapy; formed in the 19th century.

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