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weal1

Pronunciation: /wiːl/
(also chiefly Medicine wheal)
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Definition of weal

noun

  • a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure: she slapped his cheek and a bright red weal sprang up on it
  • Medicine an area of the skin which is temporarily raised, typically reddened, and usually accompanied by itching.

verb

[with object]
  • mark with a weal: his neck was wealed and raw

Origin:

early 19th century: variant of wale, influenced by obsolete wheal 'suppurate'

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