Bleb

Quick meaning: Bleb is a noun meaning A bubble, such as in paint or glass.

Meaning

A bubble, such as in paint or glass.

More Meanings

1. (pathology) A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.
2. (cytology) An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.
3. (geology) A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.
4. To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.

Example Sentences

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.

And there, while big drops bow the grassy stems, / And bleb the withering hay with pearly gems,/ Dimple the brook, and patter in the leaves, / The song or tale ah hour's restraint relieves.

A different approach is to use protrusions from the membrane, which are called blebs or blisters.[…]The absence of actin and tubulin from blebs formed on oocytes of Xenopus laevus clearly indicates the bleb membrane is detached from the cell cytoskeleton (Figure 3.29).

1974, George E. Stoertz, George E. Ericksen, Geology of Salars in Northern Chile, Geological Survey Professional Paper 811, page 32, 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).

Word Forms

• blebs
• blebbing
• blebbed

Synonyms for bleb

Depending on context, synonyms include blister, bubble, bulla.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include blister, bulla, filtering, emphysematous, subpleural, blob.

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