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bleb

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/blɛb/ English

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noun

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

verb

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

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