Meaning

4 senses
  1. A bubble, such as in paint or glass.

  2. A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.

    (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with 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.

Origin

Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to blob and blubber.

Possibly onomatopoeic, similarly to blob and blubber.

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Forms

plural: blebs
Singularbleb
Pluralblebs

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid:blisterbulla

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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