subspeciality
noun[C]
(alsosub-speciality)uk/ˌsʌb.speʃ.iˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌsʌb.speʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/(USusuallysubspecialty)asubjectthat someoneknowsa lot about, within alargersubject,particularlyinmedicine:
Training in this subspeciality istypicallyoneyearlong.
Thefocusof thisparticularsub-speciality is oncancerinchildrenandyoungpeople.
- Thisworkshould beconsideredas a subspeciality inpsychiatry.
- He is aspecialistinpaediatrics, and he also hasadditionalsub-specialitytraininginpaediatricintensivecare.
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- academy
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- sit
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
- upskilling