bleb
noun
1.
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
2.
a bubble.
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bleb (blɛb) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fluid-filled blister on the skin |
| 2. | a small air bubble |
| [C17: variant of | |
| 'blebby | |
| —adj | |
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Bleb
is always a great word to know.
So is tibia. Does it mean:
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
| the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone |
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Word Origin & History
bleb
c.1600, "blister or swelling," imitative. Also used for "bubble" (1640s), "protuberance on a cell surface" (1962).
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Medical Dictionary
bleb (blěb)
n.
A large flaccid vesicle.
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