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subspecialty

 
Dictionary: sub·spe·cial·ty   (sŭb'spĕsh'əl-tē) pronunciation
n., pl., -ties.
A narrow field of study or work within a specialty, as pediatric dermatology or geriatric psychiatry.


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A limited portion of a narrowly defined professional discipline. For example, surgery is a specialty of medicine and pediatric vascular surgery is a subspecialty.

 
 
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