Taber's Medical Dictionary
seal
1. To close firmly.
2. A material such as an adhesive or wax used to make an airtight closure.
3. A carnivorous marine mammal with flippers positioned hind and front. Seals can transmit illnesses to humans including mycoplasma (“seal finger”), leptospirosis, and seal pox.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Seal." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734097/all/seal.
Seal. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734097/all/seal. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Seal. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734097/all/seal
Seal [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734097/all/seal.
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