medical doctor vs specialist

medical doctor

noun
  • A physician; a person who holds a doctoral degree or first professional degree in medicine, and practices in that profession. 

specialist

noun
  • A physician whose practice is limited to a particular branch of medicine or surgery. 

  • A stenotopic species. 

  • Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research. 

  • Any of several non-commissioned ranks corresponding to that of corporal. 

  • An organism that is specialized for a particular environment. 

adj
  • Specialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic. 

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