fin rot


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fin rot

[′fin ‚rät]
(veterinary medicine)
A bacterial disease of hatchery fishes characterized by necrosis and erosion of the fin tissue.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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