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wheal

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wheal  (hwl, wl)
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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Noun1.wheal - a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
wale, weal, welt
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.


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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.
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