wheal
IPA: hwˈiɫ
noun
- A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc.
- (Cornwall, mining) A mine.
verb
- (uncommon) Synonym of wale.
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Examples of "wheal" in Sentences
- I corrected the word, 'wheals' to 'weals'.
- A wheal develops on exposed skin within 30 minutes.
- A positive PK test usually appears as a wheal and flare.
- The urticants are substances that produce a painful wheal on the skin.
- Cutaneous signs of histamine release are the flare and wheal reaction.
- Wheals may be formed by the injection of fluid with a hypodermic syringe.
- A wheal and flare in the skin also demonstrates a positive reverse PK test.
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