| 释义 |
wheal
I. \ˈhwēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl; also ˈwē-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by obsolete English wheal to suppurate, come to a head, from Middle English whelen, from Old English hwelian; perhaps akin to Latvian kvēle inflammation) of wale
: to make or cause wheals upon
< now am whealed, one wide wound all of me — Robert Browning >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by obsolete English wheal pustule, from Middle English whele; akin to Old English hwelian to suppurate) of wale
: a sudden elevation on the skin surface:
a. : a ridge or mark raised on the skin by or as if by a stroke of a whip : wale, weal, welt
< his back covered with wheals from the lashing >
b. : the transient lump occurring at the site of injection of a solution before the solution is normally dispersed
c. : a steep-sided elevation with a rounded or flat top that is often accompanied by itching or burning and forms the characteristic lesion of urticaria |