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bleb

 (blĕb)
n.
1. A small blister or pustule.
2. An air bubble.

[Probably alteration of blob.]

bleb′by adj.
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bleb

(blɛb)
n
1. (Pathology) a fluid-filled blister on the skin
2. a small air bubble
[C17: variant of blob]
ˈblebby adj
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bleb

(blɛb)

n.
1. a blister or vesicle.
2. a bubble.
[1600–10]
bleb′by, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bleb - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluidbleb - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
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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Copper in the Man trenches consists primarily of malachite, azurite and neotocite oxides, usually on fracture/contact/jointing surfaces, or as disseminations and blebs in host rocks.
Diclofenac eye drops are used to prevent miosis in and treat inflammations after cataract extraction, treat non-infectious eye inflammations caused or not caused by surgeries, prevent postoperative inflammatory reactions and the formation of cystoid macular edema, promote the formation of filtration blebs after glaucoma filtering surgeries, and treat allergic conjunctivitis.
Such abnormalities in the lung are known as blebs or bullae that appear like air pockets.
The parasitophorous vacuolar membrane appeared undulating, with knob-like blebs and invaginations.
At the beginning and end of the operation, 0.9% isotonic solution was fulfilled to the thorax, and the lung was inflated and carefully inspected for possible air leaks, blebs, and bullae.
The rise of negative pleural pressure increases from the lung base to the apex, so that alveoli at the lung apex in tall persons are subject to remarkably greater distending pressure than those at the base of the lung, and the vectors in theory, predispose to the development of apical subpleural blebs [2].
These patches also release tiny blebs called exosomes which carry RNA and proteins from one cell to other.
Fran, well into her seventies herself, "is already too old to die young, and too old to avoid bunions and arthritis, moles and blebs, weakening wrists, incipient but not yet treatable cataracts, and encroaching weariness."
[7] classified them as follows: rupture of bullae or blebs directly under the pleura during chemotherapy, formation of bronchopleural fistulas secondary to tumor necrosis, development of pleural lesions secondary to damage to the lung parenchyma induced by chemotherapy or radiation therapy, formation of cavities or emphysematous lesions in the peripheral tissues with subsequent rupture by the check-valve mechanism because of obstruction or stenosis of bronchi due to tumors, and elevation of intrathoracic pressure caused by vomiting as a side effect of chemotherapy, resulting in rupture of the pleura.