The phrase "a second specific" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you are referring to a second instance of something that is specific, but it lacks clarity.
Example: "In our discussion, we need to address a second specific that was raised during the meeting."
Alternatives: "a second instance" or "a second detail".
Every species still has a generic name referring to the genus (a closely related group of different species) and a second specific name that identifies a unique species.
As this replacement electron falls into place, it emits an X-ray at a second specific energy.
A second specific objective was to study universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) using the 1-3-6 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) guidelines.
In order to guarantee a higher recognition and reliability rates for the cascaded method, the SMNN is combined with a second subnet based on the WTA for classification using a second specific rejection threshold.
Double headed inhibitors of trypsin or trypsin and chymotrypsin were prepared by introducing a second specific site residue into the β2 β3 loop in cnispin and into the β11 β12 loop in cospin.
These 5 diagnoses were confirmed by a second specific PCR with primers and probes routinely used in our laboratory.
In my lab, in 1977, we found a third specific translation in a rare type of leukemia, APL.
As a first specific treatment, operative and non operative procedures such as chemotherapy or conservative therapy by a surgical corset were defined.
In 79% of AAD positive patients, a baseline bacteriological investigation was performed with 23 patients receiving a standard culture (2 positive results) and 48 patients receiving a first specific investigation for Clostridium difficile (4 positive results).
A recent development of relevance is the proposal that a third specific eating disorder be recognised in addition to anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, effectively removing eligible cases from eating disorder NOS.
