Specialklinikker og praktiserende speciallæger adskiller sig fra klinikker for almen lægehjælp og alment praktiserende læger derved, at deres tjenesteydelser er begrænset til behandling af en bestemt sundhedstilstand, sygdom, medicinsk fremgangsmåde eller gruppe af patienter.
Specialized medical clinics and specialist medical practitioners differ from general medical clinics and general medical practitioners in that their services are limited to treatment of a particular condition, disease, medical procedure or class of patient.