consultant

consultant definition - medical

con·sul·tant (kən-sŭlˈtənt)

noun
  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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