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bleb

American  
[bleb] / blɛb /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.

  2. a bubble.


bleb British  
/ blɛb /

noun

  1. a fluid-filled blister on the skin

  2. a small air bubble

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bleb

First recorded in 1600–10; akin to blob, blubber


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I think if you can get it out with scissors, it’s probably a bleb.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2020

When administered, the injected vaccine leaves a small blister, called a bleb, under the skin.

From Washington Post

The cheeks and the backs of the hands were each covered with a single bleb.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

A vesicle, bleb, and pustule are hollow; macule, papule, and tubercle are solid.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

Very exceptionally a vesicular or bleb tendency in some of the lesions has been noted; doubtless, in most instances at least, this has been due to the arsenic so generally administered in this disease.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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