| swimmer | 1. One who swims. 2. <veterinary> A protuberance on the leg of a horse. 3. <ornithology> A swimming bird; one of the natatores. <zoology> Little swimmer, a phalarope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| swimmer's ear | Infection and inflammation of the external ear canal. Symptoms include earache, ear discharge and decreased hearing. (27 Sep 1997) |
| swimmer's itch | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| swimmeret | <zoology> One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed, appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in swimming. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |