noun
- raised, red marks on the skin caused by an allergic reaction, injury, or irritation
Usage: plural of weal
Examples
- The bee stings left painful weals on her arms.
- Red weals appeared across his back after the allergic reaction.
- The doctor examined the weals to determine the cause of the rash.
- Ice packs helped reduce the swelling of the weals.
- The weals from the poison ivy lasted for several days.
- She applied calamine lotion to soothe the itchy weals.