teletherapy

== English == === Etymology 1 === From tele- +‎ therapy; formed in the 19th century. ==== Noun ==== teletherapy (uncountable) (archaic) A (nonscientific or pseudoscientific) form of (alleged) medical therapy involving telepathy; also (archaically) called the absent treatment. Hypernyms: quackery, therapy === Etymology 2 === From tele- +‎ therapy; formed circa the 1940s. ==== Noun ==== teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies) Radiotherapy using a source of ionizing radiation at some distance from the patient, typically tens of centimetres. Hypernyms: radiation therapy, radiotherapy, therapy Coordinate term: brachytherapy === Etymology 3 === From tele- +‎ therapy; formed in the 21st century. ==== Noun ==== teletherapy (countable and uncountable, plural teletherapies) Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls. Hypernyms: psychotherapy, therapy, telehealth, telemedicine