second opinion

noun

: advice from a second expert (such as a doctor) to make sure advice from the first such expert is correct

My doctor says I need surgery, but I'm going to get a second opinion.

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Desperate, Gowan's family reached out to Baden for a second opinion. —

Christina Coulter, Fox News, 13 Oct. 2024 Jackson said Monday that Kane might need a second opinion this summer regarding his injury and could need surgery. —

Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 3 July 2024 Records show many Weiner patients bristled when told to get a second opinion or became hostile at the suggestion that Weiner had mistreated them. —

J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024 Read more: Lions' Carlton Davis to be Sidelined Indefinitely Due to Broken Jaw Montgomery is reported to undergo more testing on his knee, including a second opinion to confirm this diagnosis, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for second opinion

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