Surpassing what is common or usual; exceptional, Peculiar to a specific person or thing; particular, Having a limited or specific function, application, or scope, noun_ A special or particular person or thing, A featured attraction, such as a reduced price, Something arranged, issued, or appropriated to a particular service or occasion

A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery, especially one who is certified by a board of physicians, A person who devotes himself to a particular branch of a profession, science, or art; one who has a special knowledge of some particular subject_ thus, ophthalmologists, neurologists, or gynecologists are specialists in medicine, an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning, adjective_ UK Specialised

Plural form of specialist

Requiring or having detailed training or expertise in a particular field, Designed for a specific purpose or use, developed or designed for a special activity or function, verb_ Simple past tense and past participle of specialize

Present participle of specialize

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common, For a special purpose, In a special manner; particularly; especially

Plural form of special

Plural form of specialty

A branch of medicine or surgery, such as cardiology or neurosurgery, in which a physician specializes; the field or practice of a specialist, The fact or condition of being special or particular; particularity of origin, cause, use, significance, etc, Particularity

A kind, variety, or type, The outward appearance or form of the Eucharistic elements that is retained after their consecration, An appearance or representation to the senses or the perceptive faculties; an image presented to the eye or the mind