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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
spe·cial·ize       [spesh-uh-lahyz] Pronunciation Key verb, -ized, -iz·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.to pursue some special line of study, work, etc.; have a specialty: The doctor specializes in gastroenterology.
2.Biology. (of an organism or one of its organs) to be adapted to a special function or environment.
–verb (used with object)
3.to render special or specific; invest with a special character, function, etc.
4.to adapt to special conditions; restrict to specific limits.
5.to restrict payment of (a negotiable instrument) by endorsing over to a specific payee.
6.to specify; particularize.
Also, especially British, spe·cial·ise.

[Origin: 1605–15; < F spécialiser. See special, -ize]

—Related forms
spe·cial·i·za·tion, noun
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spe·cial·i·za·tion       (spěsh'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of specializing or the process of becoming specialized.
  2. Biology
    1. Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
    2. A character, feature, or organism resulting from such adaptation.

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specialization

noun
1. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose 
2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology" 
3. (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

specialization spe·cial·i·za·tion (spěsh'ə-lĭ-zā'shən)
n.

  1. The act of specializing.
  2. A specialty.
  3. Adaptation, as of an organ or organism, to a specific function or environment.
  4. See differentiation.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Specialization

Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n. 1. The act of specializing, or the state of being spezialized.

2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function. --Darwin.

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