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BLEB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

Synonyms:

bleb; blister; bulla

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("bleb" is a kind of...):

cyst; vesicle (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

Domain category:

pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bleb"):

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)

Derivation:

blebby (covered with small blisters)

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