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wheal
(redirected from wheal and erythema reaction)

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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.]

wheal [wiːl]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a variant spelling of weal1
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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
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.


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