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seal finger

seal finger noun: an infection of the fingers of sealers and others who handle pinnipeds, potentially causing cellulitis, debilitating joint inflammation, and edema of the bone marrow.

Noun

seal finger (uncountable)

  1. An infection of the fingers of sealers and others who handle pinnipeds, potentially causing cellulitis, debilitating joint inflammation, and edema of the bone marrow.

Questions about seal finger

What does seal finger mean?
Seal finger means an infection of the fingers of sealers and others who handle pinnipeds, potentially causing cellulitis, debilitating joint inflammation, and edema of the bone marrow.
What part of speech is seal finger?
Seal finger is a noun.

Words near seal finger in the dictionary

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  2. seal calves
  3. Seal Cove
  4. seal dribble
  5. seal dribbles
  6. seal finger
  7. Seal Harbor
  8. seal hunter
  9. seal hunters
  10. seal in
  11. Seal Island

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