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.

Examples of second opinion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On the medical front, Susac will rest and rehab for the next four weeks before being re-evaluated, and will seek a second opinion this week. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Tzadok Radker, head of Israel’s shipping and ports authority, reiterated his opposition to the deal in a second opinion on the transaction last week, Calcalist said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026

An executive who deliberately introduces friction, contradiction and unflattering input has built something closer to a second opinion. — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The 95-year-old actor said a doctor initially dismissed a lump before a second opinion led to a shocking Stage 4 malignant melanoma diagnosis. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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