seal finger

seal finger
seal finger n a finger rendered swollen and painful by erysipeloid or a similar infection and occurring esp. in individuals handling seals or sealskins called also blubber finger

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sealer's finger a cellulitis of the hand, of unknown etiology and clinically resembling erysipeloid, occurring in handlers of seals and seal skins; called also blubber f.

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