Meanings
nounteleradiology (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineRadiology services provided remotely via telecommunications: a means of electronically transmitting radiologic images and consultative text from location to another, even over long distances.
Holonyms: telemedicine < telehealth
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
- Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
- Englishtele-
- Englishradiology
- Englishteleradiology
From tele- (“over a distance”) + radiology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French téléradiologie
- téléradiologietransmission of radiological patient images
German Teleradiologie
- Teleradiologietransmission of radiological patient images
Japanese 遠隔放射線医療
- 遠隔放射線医療 (enkakuhōshasen'iryō)transmission of radiological patient images
Norwegian Bokmål teleradiologi
- teleradiologitransmission of radiological patient images
Persian رادیولوژی از راه دور
- رادیولوژی از راه دور (râdiyoloži az rāh dur / râdiyoloži az râh dur)transmission of radiological patient images
Polish teleradiologia
- teleradiologiatransmission of radiological patient images
Portuguese telerradiologia
- telerradiologiatransmission of radiological patient images
Cite this entry
APA
teleradiology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleradiology
MLA
“teleradiology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleradiology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teleradiology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleradiology.
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