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teletherapy

teletherapy

English

Noun

teletherapy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)

  1. Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.

Etymology

tele-, from Ancient Greek τῆλε ‎(têle, “at a distance”) + therapy, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία ‎(therapeía, “attendance, treatment, healing, service”); tele- +‎ therapy.

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