wheal

/wil/
/hwil/
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Other forms: wheals

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