subspecialist

noun

sub·​spe·​cial·​ist ˌsəb-ˈspe-sh(ə-)list How to pronounce subspecialist (audio)
variants or less commonly sub-specialist
plural subspecialists also sub-specialists
: a person who specializes in an occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : an expert in or student of a subspecialty
Subspecialists who routinely treat patients with diseases of the external eye and the cornea …Stephanie Bernardo Johns

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Our comprehensive training provides a solid foundation that creates opportunities for a variety of career paths as specialists and subspecialists, in clinical care settings and well beyond. Ryan D. Mire, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023 Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist in San Diego who serves on the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) COVID-19 Task Force, previously told SELF. Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 22 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subspecialist was in 1892

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“Subspecialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subspecialist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

subspecialist

noun
sub·​spe·​cial·​ist
ˌsəb-ˈspesh-(ə-)ləst
: a physician having a subspecialty
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