Medical Term:
consultant
Pronunciation: kon-sŭl′tant
Definition:
- A physician or surgeon who does not take full responsibility for a patient, but acts in an advisory capacity, deliberating with and counseling the attending physician or surgeon.
- A member of a hospital staff who has no active service but stands ready to advise in any case, at the request of the attending physician or surgeon.
[L. consulto, pp. -atus, to deliberate, ask advice]
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