ˌkän(t)səlˈtāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English consultacioun, from Middle French consultation, from Latin consultation-, consultatio, from consultatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : a council or conference (as between two or more persons) usually to consider a special matter
holding frequent consultations with his lawyer to discuss the case
specifically : a formal deliberation between two or more physicians on the diagnosis of a disease or its treatment in a patient
2. : the act of consulting or conferring : deliberation of two or more persons on some matter
the two firms were in consultation over the construction of the new airplane