blister, bulla, bleb
(noun) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (bubble): blister, bubble
• (large vesicle): blister
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
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
