teletherapy
Meanings
noun
- A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment.
noun
- Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.
noun
- Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls.
Word forms
Etymology
From tele- + therapy; formed in the 19th century.
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