bleb

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noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.

  2. a bubble.

Origin of bleb

1
First recorded in 1600–10; akin to blob, blubber

Other words from bleb

  • blebby, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for bleb

bleb

/ (blɛb) /


noun
  1. a fluid-filled blister on the skin

  2. a small air bubble

Origin of bleb

1
C17: variant of blob

Derived forms of bleb

  • blebby, adjective

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