medical specialty

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Specialty (medicine)
A specialty (or speciality) in medicine is a branch of medical practice. After completing medical schoolphysicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.

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medical specialty

Noun
1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
(synonym) medicine
(hypernym) medical science
(hyponym) allergology
(class) acute