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weal

1
a raised mark on the surface of the body produced by a blow

weal

2
Obsolete the state
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These antibodies are involved in the pathogenesis by activating mast cells or basophils leading to histamine release.2,3 When autologous serum is injected intradermally in these patients, an immediate wheal and flare reaction is observed and this forms the basis for autologous serum skin test (ASST), a simple screening test to identify these patients.4
Urticaria is defined as a skin lesion consisting of a wheal-andflare reaction in which localized intracutaneous oedema (Wheal) is surrounded by an area of redness (Erythema) that is typically pruritic.
They also found that development of peanut allergy was generally associated with subjects who both displayed larger wheals on the skin prick test and had a lower ratio of IgG4 to IgE antibodies.
Effect of humor on allergen-induced wheal reactions.
Five days of Maguire's punishment handed down by the Doncaster stewards a week last Wednesday were for leaving wheals on his mount Cool Mission's hide, and two were for excessive use of the whip.
Wheals measuring [greater than or equal to] 13 mm for eggs and [greater than or equal to] 12.5 mm for milk correlated well with OFC results (95% positive predictive value).
Policing I remember looking at the wheals on my backside.
Patients who have cold urticaria respond to exposure to cold temperatures with erythematous wheals, severe itching, and mucosal swelling.
In skin prick allergy tests they found the participants developed wheals on their arms twice as big when highly stressed as when they were unstressed.
multi-spoke chrome wheals and boasts a list of upper-end features that includes tri-zone auto climate control, heated and cooled 14-way power front seats, Bose premium audio, dual-screen rear DVD video, DVD navigation, heated power-fold outside mirrors, ultrasonic rear park assist, tire pressure monitoring, automatic rear leveling and even heated and cooled console cupholders.
I can't even find a bra big enough, despite going to specialist shops, and the straps cut into my shoulders leaving red wheals.
Results are unpleasant: blindness, which might be merciful for then you don't see: rash, wheals, gross lichenification, atrophy (known as "lizard skin"), enlarged lymph glands leading to pockets of loose flesh, "hanging groins," which predispose to hernia ...
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