Assertion: seal finger | /r/Synonym | sealer's finger
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text: Seal finger, also known as sealer's finger and spekk-finger (from the Norwegian for "blubber"), is an infection that afflicts the fingers of seal hunters and other people who handle seals, as a result of bites or contact with exposed seal bones[citation needed]; it has also been contracted by exposure to untreated seal pelts.[citation needed]