abrasion vs wheal

abrasion

noun
  • A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. 

  • The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. 

  • An abraded, scraped, or worn area. 

  • The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing. 

  • The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. 

wheal

noun
  • A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc. 

  • A mine. 

verb
  • Synonym of wale. 

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