specialization meaning and definition

SPECIALIZATION noun

Definition of specialization (noun)

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