weal vs trauma

weal and trauma both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weal	Yes	No	No	No
trauma	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trauma is a hypernym of weal; that is, trauma is a word with a broader meaning than weal:

weal: a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
trauma: any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury

Other hypernyms of weal include harm, hurt, injury.

weal (noun)	trauma (noun)
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions	an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects
	any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury