consultation

[kon-suh l-tey-shuh n] /ˌkɒn səlˈteɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of consulting; conference.
2.
a meeting for deliberation, discussion, or decision.
3.
a meeting of physicians to evaluate a patient's case and treatment.
4.
English Law. a writ returning a case to an ecclesiastical court from a temporal one.
5.
Australian. lottery.
Origin
1540-50; < Latin consultātiōn- (stem of consultātiō), equivalent to consultāt(us) (past participle of consultāre; see consult, -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
preconsultation, noun
proconsultation, adjective
reconsultation, noun
Examples from the web for consultation
  • The second involves translating faculty authority in relation to administration into more than mere consultation and input.
  • There is still some vagueness about precisely what information and consultation entail.
  • Last week, the administration reversed the consultation rule.
  • She also still offers garden design and consultation services.
  • Further consultation of the fossil record will be needed to test this idea.
  • Evaluated and provided consultation services for mentoring component of a state funded grant.
  • But they must often wait hours for a three-minute consultation.
  • We devised this schedule after extensive consultation with teachers.
  • The towering image is an auspicious sign for the half a dozen couples who eagerly wait their turn for a consultation.
  • They are also concerned about the lack of public consultation about the database.
British Dictionary definitions for consultation

consultation

/ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or procedure of consulting
2.
a conference for discussion or the seeking of advice, esp from doctors or lawyers
Word Origin and History for consultation
n.

early 15c., from Middle French consultation, from Latin consultationem (nominative consultatio), from past participle stem of consultare "consult, ask counsel of; reflect, consider maturely," frequentative of consulere "to deliberate, consider," originally probably "to call together," as in consulere senatum "to gather the senate" (to ask for advice), from com- "with" (see com-) + *selere "take, gather (the Senate) together," from PIE root *sal- "to take, seize."

consultation in Medicine

consultation con·sul·ta·tion (kŏn'səl-tā'shən)
n.
A meeting of two or more health professionals to discuss the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a particular case.