Meanings
- uncountableHealthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
In 2023, WeightWatchers bought the telehealth start-up, Sequence, for $106mn.
2025 May 10, “WeightWatchers blames diet drugs and social media for Chapter 11 bankruptcy”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 131 more example
For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible.
2022 April 29, Tasnim Ahmed, “Back to the doctor’s office? Here’s what’s next for telehealth after the pandemic”, in CNNSynonyms: telehealthcare, telecare, e-health
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHealthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 遠程醫療 /远程医疗, 遠距醫療 /远距医疗
- 遠程醫療 /远程医疗 (yuǎnchéng yīliáo)healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology
- 遠距醫療 /远距医疗 (yuǎnjù yīliáo)healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology
Finnish etäterveydenhuolto
- etäterveydenhuoltohealthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology
Polish telemedycyna
- telemedycynahealthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology
Cite this entry
telehealth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telehealth
“telehealth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telehealth. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telehealth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telehealth.
Source: telehealth on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.