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bleb

/blɛb/
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Other forms: blebs

Definitions of bleb
  1. noun
    (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
    synonyms: blister, bulla
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    types:
    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
    pock
    a pustule in an eruptive disease
    type of:
    cyst, vesicle
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
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