subspecialist
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlɪst/
- Specialized
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subespecialista
- These partners shared in the investment so their patients can have access to the subspecialists at home.
- subspecialist and specialist
- subspecialists in collaborative governance
- subspecialists in collaborative work
Examples
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Disseminate relevant geriatric evidence and clinical knowledge to generalist and subspecialist otolaryngologists.
Academic text (2009) -
Our selection was based on published studies and on the recommendations of appropriate subspecialists in the Henry Ford Health System.
Academic text (2008) -
Access to specialists and subspecialists was another theme presented in the data.
Academic text (2015) -
I see it a lot with friends who are married to surgical subspecialists.
Blog text (6) -
Many of the participants expressed a desire to provide access to specialists and subspecialists to more of its patients.
Academic text (2015) -
The financial viability of obtaining specialists and subspecialists in a small, rural environment increases when these professionals are made available through the use of telemedicine.
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Although specialists and subspecialists receive additional training and certification compared to general practitioners, state practice laws typically confer a broad license to practice medicine and surgery on all physicians in a given state.
Academic text (2016) -
The participants were recruited through an ophthalmologist, who is a subspecialist in the retina; the Vision Australia Foundation; and forums held by the Center for Eye Research Australia (CERA).
Academic text (2004) -
The specific purposes of ACP Journal Club are to detect, using prestated criteria, the best original and review articles on the cause, course, diagnosis, clinical prediction, prevention, treatment, or economics of medical disorders managed by internists and related subspecialists, and on quality improvement and continuing medical education intervention trials in internal medicine.
Academic text (2007) -
If your family doctor can't help, ask for the name of a good subspecialist who might.
Synonyms
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3.9
A doctor who treats one part of the body, like the heart
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3.5
A doctor with extra training in one part of medicine
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
subspecialist = specialist (transparent) = sub + specialist
Formation is a straightforward prefixation: 'sub-' (indicating a narrower or subordinate scope) + 'specialist' (an expert), making the meaning directly derivable.
Etymology
The word subspecialist combines sub- meaning 'under' or 'more specific' and specialist meaning an expert, so you can think of it as a 'specialist of a smaller area'. So, a subspecialist is an expert who focuses on a very small part of a bigger field, like a doctor who only treats one rare heart problem.