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teletherapy

[ tel-uh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

  1. Also called ex·ter·nal ra·di·a·tion ther·a·py [ik-, stur, -nl rey-dee-, ey, -sh, uh, n ther-, uh, -pee]. treatment of disease using radiation whose source is some distance from the body.
  2. Also called tel·e·psy·chol·o·gy [tel-, uh, -sahy-, kol, -, uh, -jee]. psychological counseling or psychotherapy by videoconferencing, text messaging, email, or telephone.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of teletherapy1

First recorded in 1910–15 teletherapy fordef 1; teletherapy fordef 2, 1975–80; tele- 1 + therapy

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