BLEB

blister, bulla, bleb

(noun) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bleb (plural blebs)

A bubble, such as in paint or glass.

(medicine) A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.

(cytology) An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.

(geology) A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.

Synonyms

• (bubble): blister, bubble

• (large vesicle): blister

Verb

bleb (third-person singular simple present blebs, present participle blebbing, simple past and past participle blebbed)

To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.

Source: Wiktionary


Bleb, n. Etym: [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister. This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and perh. blow to puff.]

Definition: A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid; a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc. Arsenic abounds with air blebs. Kirwan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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