Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teletherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: telether-a-py
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of absent treatment.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Talk therapy delivered remotely via telecommunications such as telephone audio calls and video calls.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 access medication, and I’m happy with it."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Usage

Inflected Forms

teletherapies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

brachytherapy

Synonyms

absent treatment

Questions

What does teletherapy mean?: Synonym of absent treatment.
Where does teletherapy come from?: From tele- + therapy; formed in the 19th century.

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