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bleb  (blb)
n.
1. A small blister or pustule.
2. An air bubble.
[Probably alteration of blob.]
blebby adj.
bleb [blɛb]
n
1. (Medicine / Pathology) a fluid-filled blister on the skin
2. a small air bubble
[variant of blob]
blebby  adj
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Noun1.bleb - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluidbleb - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
bulla, blister
vesicle, cyst - a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
water blister - blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
blood blister - blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
pustule - a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
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The droplets, or blebs, date to the Carboniferous period, when swampy forests of ferns and giant lycopod trees dominated the Earth.
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Pneumothorax collapsed lung causes Risk Factors:- Spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in 20 to 40 aged, caused by air leakage from ruptured blebs (blister like accumulations of fluid) that are present at birth, may be caused by an emphysematous bleb that ruptures during exercise or coughing or from tuberculosis or cancer, may also collapse spontaneously in interstitial lung disease.
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Instead of spiral-shaped organisms, observers noticed blebs (small particles) and granules that seemed to come from cysts.
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