virtual consultation

Online medical visit

A virtual consultation is a professional meeting conducted remotely through video, phone, or online chat rather than in person.

The term appears most often in healthcare, where patients connect with doctors without visiting a clinic: I scheduled a virtual consultation with a dermatologist about the rash.

Also common in legal, financial, and business contexts.

Related

screen · screen time · doctor · appointment · webcam · diagnosis · telemedicine · online · online appointment · Zoom · chat · waiting room · prescription · medical advice · second opinion · symptoms · headset · home office

Opposites
mode of interaction

virtual consultationoffice visit

Scheduled healthcare appointment

face-to-face meeting · physical examination · house call · hands-on assessment

synchronicity and formality

virtual consultationwritten correspondence

Exchanged messages on paper

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G