blebs

Noun

bleb (plural blebs)

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

   Synonyms:

   blister, bubble

2. A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.
   • Inflammation and scarring is a shared mechanism for chemical irritants, cryotherapy, laser thermotherapy, and autologous blood injection in the treatment of bleb dysesthesia, overfiltering blebs, and bleb leaks.2008, Lin Her-Shyuan Lin, Adam C, Reynolds, 180: Filtering Blebs and Associated Problems, Frederick Hampton Roy, Frederick W. Fraunfelder, Frederick T. Fraunfelder (editors), Roy and Fraunfelder's...

   Synonyms:

   blister

3. An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.
   • Figure 4.20 reveals blebs on the surface of a bacterial cell. In many instances, these blebs are released from the cell into the surrounding media.2005, Larry Barton, Structural and Functional Relationships in Prokaryotes, page 170
4. A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.
   • Figure 23. […] The crust is underlain by silty sand, which is loosely cemented by a meshwork of gypsum crystals and contains blebs and small nodules of white ulexite (U).1974, George E. Stoertz, George E. Ericksen, Geology of Salars in Northern Chile, Geological Survey Professional Paper 811, page 32

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