consultation (redirected from patient consultation)

con·sul·ta·tion  (knsl-tshn)

n.

1. The act or process of consulting.

2.

a. A conference at which advice is given or views are exchanged.

b. A meeting between physicians to discuss the diagnosis or treatment of a case.

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consultation

Noun

1. the act of consulting

2. a meeting for discussion or the seeking of advice

consultative adj

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Consultation conference of lawyers, barristers, or medical practitioners; a deliberation; a conference or consultation.

Examples: consultation of doctors, 1800; of lawyers, 1882.

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The deliberation and exchange of advice among the highest political authorities of the Alliance and of member nations for the purpose of crisis management, decision making and the issue of concerted directives to military commanders.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consultation - a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king" interview, audience group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
	2.	consultation - a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists" group discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic sidebar - (law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing
	3.	consultation - the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" reference action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

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consultation

noun 1. discussion, talk, council, conference, dialogue

noun 2. meeting, interview, session, appointment, examination, deliberation, hearing

Translations

consultation [kɔnsəlˈteɪʃən] n → consulta;

in consultation with → en consulta con

consultation [kɔnsəlˈteɪʃən] consult n → consultation f;

in consultation with → en consultation avec

consultation [kɔnsəlˈteɪʃən] consult n (Med, Law) → Konsultation f;

(discussion) → Beratung f, Besprechung f;

in consultation with consult → in gemeinsamer Beratung mit

consultation [kɔnsəlˈteɪʃən] n → consultazione f;

(MED, LAW) → consulto;

in consultation with → consultandosi con