bleb

Meaning

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

To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.

Synonyms

blister

vesicle

cyst

bladder

bulla

bubble

water blister

vesica

weal

vesication

herpes

vesicopapule

gas cavity

abscess

water vacuole

air bubble

alveolar

callosity

callus

corn

🌽

draught

Translations

φουσκάλα

εξάνθημα

φυσαλλίδα

Luftblase

ampolla

Bläschen

bolla

galla

vescica

bolha

burbuja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blɛb/

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to blob and blubber.