telediagnosis /tele·di·ag·no·sis/ (tel″ĕ-di″ag-no´sis) determination of the nature of a disease at a site remote from the patient on the basis of transmitted telemonitoring data or closed-circuit television consultation.
telediagnosis
telediagnosis
tel·e·di·ag·no·sis (t l  -d  g-n  ss)n. A diagnosis that is made at a remote location and is based on the evaluation of data transmitted from instruments that monitor the patient and a transfer link to a diagnostic center. |
telediagnosis
[tel′ədī′əgnō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, tele, far off, dia, through, gnosis, knowledge
a process whereby a disease diagnosis, or prognosis, is made by the electronic transmission of data between distant medical facilities.
telediagnosis
determination of the nature of a disease at a site remote from the patient on the basis of transmitted telemonitoring data or closed-circuit television consultation.
telediagnosis
Mainstream medicine Any method of transferring diagnostic data, including consultations and diagnostic images–telecytology, telepathology, and teleradiology. See Teleconsultation, Telemedicine.
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