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wheal
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wheal

noun \ˈhwēl, ˈwēl\

Definition of WHEAL

: a suddenly formed elevation of the skin surface : welt; especially : a flat burning or itching eminence on the skin

Origin of WHEAL

alteration of 1wale
First Known Use: 1808

Rhymes with WHEAL

ceil, chiel, creel, deal, deil, eel, feel, heal, heel, keel, Kiel, kneel, leal, meal, peal, peel, real, reel, seal, seel, shiel, speel, spiel, squeal, steal, steel, Steele, streel, teal, tuille, veal, weal, wheel, zeal

wheal

noun \ˈhwē(ə)l, ˈwē(ə)l\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of WHEAL

: a suddenly formed elevation of the skin surface: as a : welt; esp : a flat burning or itching eminence on the skin b : the transient lump occurring at the site of injection of a solution before the solution is normally dispersed

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