Etymology

teleradiology

tel·e·ra·di·ol·o·gy
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Today it means: Radiology services provided remotely via telecommunications: a means of electronically transmitting radiologic images and consultative text from location to another, even over long distances. Full definition →

English radiology ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishradiology
  5. English todayteleradiology

From tele- (“over a distance”) + radiology.

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