specialization

specialization definition - medical

spe·cial·i·za·tion (spĕshˌə-lĭ-zāˈshən)

noun
  1. The act of specializing.
  2. A specialty.
  3. Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
  4. See differentiation.

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