medical specialty
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈspɛʃəlti/
- Specialized
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especialidad médica
- Family practice is a broad-based primary care medical specialty emphasizing continuity of care and treating the whole person.
- many medical specialties
- develop medical specialties
Examples
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Of all the medical specialties, why would anyone choose oncology?
Fiction book (1995) -
Healthcare reform is occurring at a rapid pace, and some medical specialties have already seen a great deal of reform-related activity.
Academic text (1994) -
Table 1 shows, by setting, the medical specialties in which the respondents worked.
Academic text (1990) -
Many medical specialties have developed clear clinical and management pathways.
Academic text (2014) -
Our approach may also serve as a template for other medical specialties to develop online CME.
Academic text (2015) -
Several medical specialties, however, have initiated innovative programs to increase physician competence in environmental medicine.
Academic text (1995) -
Medical schools are often perceived as uneasy alliances of diverse medical specialties.
Academic text (1995) -
Many doctors choose to focus on a specific medical specialty, such as pediatrics or cardiology.
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After completing medical school, she decided to specialize in a medical specialty that treats heart conditions.
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Most medical specialties require additional years of training to ensure that doctors acquire the necessary expertise.
Synonyms
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6.9
A smaller, more focused area within a larger field of study or work
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7.4
A particular area of study or work someone focuses on
How Specific
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'medical' (relating to medicine) with 'specialty' (a specific area of professional expertise), yielding 'a specific area of medicine.' This noun-noun compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term medical specialty may come from the simple idea behind medical and specialty: a doctor chooses one 'special' skill or area to master, like a worker who does only one job. So today a medical specialty is the 'area' of medicine a doctor focuses on, often working without surgery.