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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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