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noun

Wheal n.

A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.

Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in urticaria.

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Etymology of 'Wheal'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... substance, usually occurring as thin encrustations with a mammillary surface; occasionally, however, it is earthy and pulverulent. The colour varies considerably. from colourless to yellow, brown, blue or green. Specimens of a brilliant sky-blue colour, such as those found formerly in Wheal Haniblyn, near Bridestowe in Devonshire, and in Sardinia, are specially attractive in appearance; the colour is here due to the presence of the copper mineral chrysocolla. The hardness is 3, and the specific ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

Words linked to "Wheal" : harm, injury, weal, wale