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A person formally trained in the care of women during labor and delivery.  

A precocious, highly developed behavior or talent that occurs in isolation, i.e, one that is not associated with other cognitive, manual, social, or verbal skills. Splinter skills are often found in children with autistic spectrum disorders.  

One of the two slender ducts of Skene’s glands that open on either side of the urethral orifice in women.  

A continuous tangled thread.  

A therapeutic device used for upper or lower extremity rehabilitation. It consists of a platform mounted on ball-bearing rollers. It assists the patient in making coordinated movements.  

An acute disease of infants, caused by herpesvirus 6. A sudden and short-lived infectious illness primarily affecting young children. It starts with a rapid rise in fever accompanied by feelings of discomfort. The fever drops sharply and is quickly succeeded by a rash resembling measles, which begins on the back and shoulders, extends to the…

Poisoning by vegetable foods infested with molds or bacteria.  

Any poison developed in food, especially one produced by bacteria growing in a cereal or grain product.  

The therapeutic use of diet and nutrition. “Therapeutic Nutrition” or “Healing through Dietary Adjustments.”