the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
Main Entry: tele·di·ag·no·sis Pronunciation: "tel-&-"dI-&g-'nO-s&s Function: noun Inflected Form: pluraltele·di·ag·no·ses/-"sEz/ : medical diagnosis made by means of telemedicine
telediagnosis tel·e·di·ag·no·sis (těl'ĭ-dī'əg-nō'sĭs) n. A diagnosis that is made at a remote location and is based on the evaluation of data transmitted from instruments that monitor the patient and a transfer link to a diagnostic center.