Definition of subspecialize
subspecialized
or sub-specialized;
subspecializing
also sub-specializing
: to concentrate one's efforts in a special occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : to practice or study within a subspecialty
- Like most surgical specialists, neurosurgeons subspecialize in different areas, such as tumors, cerebrovascular, seizure, pituitary gland and pain surgery.
- —John Pekkanen
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subspecialization
play \ˌsəb-ˌspe-sh(ə-)lə-ˈzā-shən\ or less commonly sub-specialization noun, plural subspecializations also sub-specializations-
- … subspecializations such as creative writing, linguistics, the teaching of English, and English as a second language …
- —Gerald Graff
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- surgical subspecialization
