word
Health Chatbot
helth CHAT-bot
/hɛlθ ˈtʃætbɒt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
healthchatbot
Dictionary meaning
An artificial intelligence-powered conversational agent designed to simulate a health-related conversation with users — providing symptom checking, health information, appointment scheduling, mental health support, or triage guidance
Examples
- NHS 111 uses a chatbot-assisted triage system to direct patients to the right level of care before speaking with a human.
- Mental health chatbots like Woebot use cognitive behavioural therapy principles to support users between sessions.
Synonyms: health AI assistant, symptom checker, medical chatbot, conversational AI (health)
Pronunciation tips
'Chatbot' can also be written 'chat bot' (two words); health chatbots are increasingly regulated as medical devices when they make clinical recommendations
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