English Explanatory Dictionary

bleb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
  2. A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.
  3. An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.
  4. A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.
verb
  1. To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.

Pronunciation

/blɛb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bleb.wav

Word forms

bleb blebs blebbing blebbed

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to blob and blubber.

Synonyms

blister bubble

Derived words

blebbability blebbistatin blebby blebectomy blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome hyperbleb
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