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weal(2)(dictionary)
weal(dictionary)
weal(dictionary)
weal and flare(medicine)

weal(2) (iou)



weal noun2. [wi:l] Also (esp. in sense 2) wheal. E19.
[Var. of WALE noun1 after WHEAL noun1.]
A ridge raised on the flesh by the blow of a rod, whip, etc. E19.
P. Lively A plum-coloured weal across her cheek-bone.
Medicine. A raised area of the skin, usu. red and rounded, and freq. accompanied by itching, as in urticaria. E19.
gen. A ridge. M19.