bleb

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noun

Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
a bubble.

Origin of bleb

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

Other words from bleb

blebby, adjective

Words Nearby bleb

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How to use bleb in a sentence

In many cases this swelling amounts to a bleb which may be increased by massage of or pressure upon the eyeball.
Glaucoma | Various
The cheeks and the backs of the hands were each covered with a single bleb.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I | Various
bleb, bleb, n. a transparent blister of the cuticle: a bubble, as in water.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

British Dictionary definitions for bleb

bleb

/ (blɛb) /

noun

a fluid-filled blister on the skin
a small air bubble

Origin of bleb

C17: variant of blob

Derived forms of bleb

blebby, adjective

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