wheal.

A usually temporary raised area of skin, often pale or red, caused by fluid swelling near the surface.

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Words that belong together

• an itchy wheal
• a wheal and flare
• wheals on the skin

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An itchy wheal appeared where the nettle had brushed her wrist.

The wheals spread across his forearm while the doctor asked what he had touched.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular wheal; plural wheals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.