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bleb

  [bleb]
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–noun
1. Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
2. a bubble.
Origin:
1600–10; akin to blob, blubber

Related forms:
blebby, adjective
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bleb   (blěb)   
n.  

  1. A small blister or pustule.

  2. An air bubble.


[Probably alteration of blob.]
bleb'by adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bleb
Pronunciation: 'bleb
Function: noun
1 : a small blister —compare BULLA 2
2 : something resembling a bleb; especially : a vesicular outpocketing of a plasma or nuclear membrane —bleb·bing /-i[ng]/ noun —bleb·by /'bleb-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

bleb (blěb)
n.
A large flaccid vesicle.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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