Wheal Definition

wēl, hwēl
noun
A pustule; pimple.
Webster's New World
A small, itching elevation of the skin, as from the bite of an insect.
Webster's New World
A raised stripe or ridge on the skin, as from a lash of a whip.
Webster's New World

(UK, dialect, Cornish, mining) A mine.

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Noun

Singular:
wheal
Plural:
wheals

Origin of Wheal

  • Probably alteration of wale

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Cornish hwel.

    From Wiktionary

  • Compare wale.

    From Wiktionary

Wheal Sentence Examples

  • Once in the skin, the allergen may produce a classic immune wheal and flare response (a skin lesion with a raised, white, compressible area surrounded by a red flare).

  • A positive test results in a small raised wheal with a red surrounding flare.

  • A small skin wheal of local anesthetic is then injected at this site.

  • Additionally it has been a producer of tin ores mainly associated with rhyolite dikes, one such mine Wheal Jane only closed in 1990.

  • The physician looks at the injected area 20 minutes later; if it is red, with a raised area (wheal) in the center, the reaction is positive.

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Words Starting With

WWHWHE

Words Ending With

LALEAL

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Words Starting With W and Ending With L

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