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subspecialist

(sub-SPEH-shuh-list)

In health care, a doctor or other provider who has additional training in a very specific area of medicine. Examples of subspecialists include pediatric oncologists (doctors who have special training in diagnosing and treating cancer in children) and neuroradiologists (doctors who have special training in creating and interpreting images of the nervous system).

subspecialist

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