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Specialism

Medical Definition:	The limitation of practice or study to a particular branch of medicine, dentistry, or other health profession. It is philosophically distinct from the generalist theory in which familiarity with a wide cross-section of the particular discipline is advocated.
Guide Notes:	concept of specializing in any field, medical or non-med; for general articles on specialism as a philosophy vis-�-vis "generalism"; for articles on "X as a specialty" coord IM with field or subject (IM); for medical specialties, use SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL
Also Called:	Specialists

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