noun: a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
Example: "Quinine is a specific for malaria"
noun: a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
adjective: relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
Example: "Specific characters"
adjective: stated explicitly or in detail
Example: "Needed a specific amount"
adjective: (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
Example: "Rules with specific application"
adjective: being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides