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Definition of "bleb" []

  • A small blister or pustule. (noun)
  • An air bubble. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bleb" in a sentence
  • "Doctors make a small hole toward the front of the eye to drain out extra fluid, which is filtered through a "bleb" - a blisterlike bulge -- and eventually absorbed by the blood stream."
  • "Synopsis: Kaz is about to lose his girlfriend Cody to a "bleb", a composite of super-intelligent household items that integrate courtesy of a prevalent computer virus."
  • "He could not breathe on his own, but neither could he tolerate breaths the way they should be delivered, all at once and then out again, because that bleb was expanding and would eventually burst, popping the way a birthday balloon does when the party is ended and the guests have dispersed, violently shredding beyond all hopes of repair."