consultant (redirected from consultancies)

con·sul·tant (kn-sltnt)

n.

1. A physician or surgeon who does not take actual charge of a patient, but acts in an advisory capacity to the patient's primary physician.

2. Such a member of a hospital staff who may advise the attending physician or surgeon.

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consultant,

n a professional or nonprofessional person who, by virtue of special knowledge of professional or nonprofessional aspects of a dental practice, is sought out for advice and training.

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consultant

a physician or surgeon whose opinion on diagnosis or treatment is sought by the physician originally attending a patient.

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consultant practice

to be in practice as a consultant and give specialist advice to other veterinarians. In many instances the consultant is also in practice as a general practitioner, something that is not allowed in human medicine.

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CONSULTANT

an on-line diagnostic support system for veterinary medicine supported by the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University (www.vet.cornell.edu/Consultant/Consult.asp)