telediagnosis

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noun

diagnosis from a distance, generally using information technology

OriginEnglish diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) →
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Meanings

nountelediagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural telediagnoses)

plural telediagnoses

  1. countableuncountablediagnosis from a distance, generally using information technology

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  7. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  8. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  12. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  15. Latindiagnōsis
  16. Englishdiagnosis
  17. Englishtelediagnosis

From tele- + diagnosis.

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APA

telediagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telediagnosis

MLA

“telediagnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telediagnosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telediagnosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telediagnosis.

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