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1. ọ̄man n. plural

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Pathol. An inflammation of the skin, erysipelas; an erysipelatous eruption or sore.

2. swellen v.

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(a) To increase in size or volume (as by absorption of moisture); also, of a frog: grow larger, enlarge; make (earth) swell (by saturating it with water); (b) to increase in quantity, intensity, or…

3. tọ̄̆swellen v.

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Of ocean waves: to well up, become turbulent; also, of sighs: increase in intensity.

4. wen n.

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Pathol. (a) A lump or an excrescence on the human body; a cyst; a wart; also, an internal swelling in an animal’s body; also, a pustule [quot. a1400, 2nd]; blak wen, ?a dark lesion; ?a pigmented spot…

5. whēle n.(2)

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Pathol. An eruption of the skin, a raised sore, pustule; also, a similar lesion on an internal organ; ?a sore characterized by ichorous matter.

6. whēlen v.(2)

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Pathol. Of a wound, sore, etc.: to become blistered or pustulate, develop weals; also, fester, suppurate; ppl. whelinge as adj.: purulent, festering.

7. whelk(e n.

Additional spellings: whelke
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(a) Pathol. An eruption of the skin, a pimple, pustule; also, the head of a boil or abscess; pl. pustules; also, a rash; the rash, hives, inflammation, etc. resulting from the sting or bite of an…

8. wǒund n.

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(a) An injury to a person or an animal involving the piercing, cutting, or laceration of the skin or flesh, a wound; a puncture wound caused by a bee’s sting, an animal’s bite, etc.; also, a gash in…