bleb

[ bleb ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
2. a bubble.

bleb

/ blɛb /

noun

1. a fluid-filled blister on the skin
2. a small air bubble

Derived Forms

• ˈblebby, adjective

Other Words From

• blebby adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleb¹

First recorded in 1600–10; akin to blob, blubber

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleb¹

C17: variant of blob

Example Sentences

Anyone who has had an intradermal tuberculosis test on the forearm is familiar with the “bleb.”

From Washington Post

When administered, the injected vaccine leaves a small blister, called a bleb, under the skin.

From Washington Post

I think if you can get it out with scissors, it’s probably a bleb.

From Washington Post

Any RNA made by a cell should be distributed into the blebs randomly.

From Nature

Consider, for example, the small goosebumplike blebs that pepper the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe, the mid-20th-century artist made famous by her depictions of flowers and the Southwest United States.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• abscess
• cyst
• pimple
• sore
• ulcer
• welt