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| provides care for pregnant women, delivers babies, and gives post-natal attention to mothers |
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| takes over after the obstetrician. Specializes in the treatment of infants and very young children |
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| treats the minor ailments of your feet. More popularly, he is called a chiropodist. |
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| works on the theory that diseases arise chiefly from the displacement of bones, with resultant pressure on nerve centers and blood vessels. Hence, his treatment is manipulation of the affected parts. Some osteopaths also practice general medicine. |
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| A medical doctor and often trained surgeon who treats the troubles and diseases of the eyes. |
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| Checks and corrects vision, usually by prescribing and fitting eyeglasses. |
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| Is a technician who grinds lenses to an ophthalmologist's or optometrists's prescription or who makes or sells eyeglasses. |
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| Specializes in the diseases that are specific to women. |
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| Specializes in diseases of skin--rash acne, allergies, etc. |
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| A medical specialist in mental ailments, emotional problems, etc. |
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| Specializes in straightening crooked teeth and in correcting bad "bites" |
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