telediagnosis

Distance medical evaluation

Telediagnosis is medical diagnosis conducted remotely, with the physician examining a patient through electronic communication rather than in person.

The practice relies on transmitted data—images, test results, video consultations—to assess conditions from a distance: The rural clinic used telediagnosis to consult specialists in the city.

technology

connectivity

State of being linked

clinical

anamnesis

Recalled past, especially medical

store-and-forward

Opposites
physical proximity in medical examination

telediagnosisphysical examination

Medical evaluation of body

clinical examination · house call

diagnostic methodology

telediagnosisdirect observation

Watching something personally occur

palpation · auscultation · physical assessment

Family

tele, telephone, telegraph, television, telekinesis, telepathy, teleport, telecommunication, diagnosis

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