bleb

Meanings

Noun

• A bubble, such as in paint or glass.
• A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid.
• An irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosis.
• A bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another.

Verb

• To form, or cause the formation of, blebs.

Related

Similar words

• blister, bubble
• blister

Origin

• Possibly formed through mimesis, similarly to blob and blubber.