bleb
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
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a bubble.
noun
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a fluid-filled blister on the skin
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a small air bubble
Other Word Forms
- blebby adjective
Etymology
Origin of bleb
Example Sentences
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Anyone who has had an intradermal tuberculosis test on the forearm is familiar with the “bleb.”
From Washington Post
When administered, the injected vaccine leaves a small blister, called a bleb, under the skin.
From Washington Post
I think if you can get it out with scissors, it’s probably a bleb.
From Washington Post
Any RNA made by a cell should be distributed into the blebs randomly.
From Nature
Consider, for example, the small goosebumplike blebs that pepper the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, the mid-20th-century artist made famous by her depictions of flowers and the Southwest United States.
From Science Magazine
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