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teletherapy

teletherapy noun: synonym of absent treatment.

Noun (1)

teletherapy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, uncommon) Synonym of absent treatment.

Noun (2)

teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)

  1. Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres.

Noun (3)

teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies)

  1. Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls.
    • The experience of being a patient through services like these will vary. Plenty of people who sign up for teletherapy through services like BetterHelp will have their needs met. I currently use a telehealth service provided by my insurance that matched me with a local practitioner in order to...2024 May 16, A.W. Ohlheiser, “Teletherapy can really help, and really hurt. From privacy breaches to bad providers, teletherapy services often come with a hidden cost”, in Vox, retrieved 21 May 2024

teletherapy meaning in Tamil

teletherapy in Tamil

கதிரியக்கச் சிகிச்சை, தொலைச்சிகிச்சை, தொலைவிலிருந்து ஊடுகதிர் சிகிச்சை, தொலைவிலிருந்து சிகிச்சை

Synonyms of teletherapy

Forms of teletherapy

pluralteletherapies

Origin of teletherapy

From tele- + therapy; formed in the 19th century.

From tele- + therapy; formed in the mid-20th century (circa the 1940s).

From tele- + therapy; formed in the early 21st century.

Questions about teletherapy

What does teletherapy mean?
Teletherapy means synonym of absent treatment.
What is teletherapy in Tamil?
Teletherapy in Tamil is கதிரியக்கச் சிகிச்சை, தொலைச்சிகிச்சை, தொலைவிலிருந்து ஊடுகதிர் சிகிச்சை. See Teletherapy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is teletherapy?
Teletherapy is a noun.
What is the plural of teletherapy?
The plural of teletherapy is teletherapies.

Words near teletherapy in the dictionary

  1. teletheory
  2. teletherapeutic
  3. teletherapies
  4. teletherapist
  5. teletherapists
  6. teletherapy
  7. telethermograph
  8. telethermographic
  9. telethermographs
  10. telethermometer
  11. telethermometers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teletherapy (page history and authors); teletherapy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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