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Medical specialty

Branch of medicine concerning a specific group of diseases or population This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may have too many section headings. Please help consolidate the article. (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Medical specialty" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children (pediatrics), cancer (oncology),