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English Dictionary: bleb by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bleb
n
  1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
    Synonym(s): blister, bulla, bleb
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bleb \Bleb\, n. [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister.
      This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and
      perh. blow to puff.]
      A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid;
      a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.
  
               Arsenic abounds with air blebs.               --Kirwan.
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