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wheal

 (wēl, hwēl)
n.
A small swelling on the skin, as from an insect bite, that usually itches or burns.

[Probably alteration of wale.]
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wheal

(wiːl)
n
(Pathology) a variant spelling of weal1
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wheal

(ʰwil, wil)

also weal



n.
1. a small, burning or itching swelling on the skin, as from a mosquito bite or from hives.
2. a wale or welt.
[1715–25; alter. of wale]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
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wheal

noun
A ridge or bump raised on the flesh, as by a lash or blow:
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Translations

wheal

n. roncha.
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wheal

n (hive) roncha, habón m (esp. Esp); (welt) verdugo
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A broad wheal from an old scar ran right across it from eye to chin, and by its contraction had turned up one side of the upper lip, so that three teeth were exposed in a perpetual snarl.
"There is the point, senora," replied Sancho Panza, "that I without dreaming at all, but being more awake than I am now, find myself with scarcely less wheals than my master, Don Quixote."
On this accursed bed Don Quixote stretched himself, and the hostess and her daughter soon covered him with plasters from top to toe, while Maritornes- for that was the name of the Asturian- held the light for them, and while plastering him, the hostess, observing how full of wheals Don Quixote was in some places, remarked that this had more the look of blows than of a fall.
Scotland squad to face England: Kyle Coetzer (captain), Richie Berrington (vice-captain), Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross, Alasdair Evans, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Calum MacLeod, Preston Mommsen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal and Stuart Whittingham.
Berg set a trap with a catching fielder at mid-wicket, and bowled a straight delivery which Tongue clipped to Wheal. Mitchell only managed a single before he departed, pinned on the crease to an Abbott ball which kept low and struck him on the pads.
Barnard, after a well-made 40, was the last to depart when he slog-swept Dawson to Wheal at deep mid-wicket - leaving Worcestershire 79 runs behind.
The Scots are unbeaten in qualifying and Hampshire seamer Wheal said: "Everything has fitted together and you've seen some of the individual performances.
The mean baseline TSS and TSS at the end of the study protocol among responders showed significant reduction in all the parameters with marked improvement in size and duration of wheal.
HAMPSHIRE Second innings L D McManus c Richardson b Pringle ?????????????????????????????67 M S Crane c Borthwick b Pringle ?????????????????????????????????????????1 G K Berg not out ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????36 B Wheal not out ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5 Extras (b1, lb5, nb2, pens, 0)??????????????????????????????????????????????????8 Total (9 wkts dec, 47 overs)???????????????????????????????????????????????245 Fall of wickets: 1-50, 2-50, 3-70, 4-85, 5-108, 6-108, 7-165, 8-177, 9-218?.
Wheal provided an exhilarating evening spell to get rid of dangerous 50-maker Ben Stokes, while spinners Mason Crane and Liam Dawson also chipped in on a turning track.
Wheal provided an exhilarating evening spell to get rid of dangerman Ben Stokes, while spinners Mason Crane and Liam Dawson also chipped in on a turning track.
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