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bleb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blister, bulla |
| Type of | cyst, vesicle |
| Has types | blood blister, pustule, water blister |
| Derivation | blebby |
Examples of bleb
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Localized decoupling of the cytoskeleton and cell membrane results in formation of a bleb.
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Most of the time, the bleb bursts when the person is at rest.
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Patients who must have very low eye pressure would still need to get the opening on their eye, called a bleb.
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The air leak most often comes from a bleb on the surface of the lung, and that bleb has been there for many years, even from birth.
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The flow tube is inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, and the plate is implanted underneath the conjunctiva to allow flow of aqueous fluid out of the eye into a chamber called a bleb.
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- Blister: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- In medicine, a bleb is a large blister (usually approximately hemispherical) filled with serous fluid. Blebs can form in a number of tissues due to different pathologies, including frostbitten tissues, and as a cause of spontaneous pneumothorax. ...
- In cell biology, a bleb is an irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell caused by localized decoupling of the cytoskeleton from the plasma membrane . Blebbing is the term used to describe the formation of blebs and is sometimes referred to as zeiosis.
- 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; To form, or cause the formation of, blebs
- A small, usually rounded inclusion of one material in another, as blebs of olivine poikilitically enclosed in pyroxene, or blebs of molybdenum in a porphyritic matrix.
- An abnormal pocket of air in the lungs, usually under the lining of a lung, that can rupture with ascent and lead to barotrauma.
- An elevation of the skin not normally exceeding 1-2 cm., that is filled with fluid. bronchoscopy - a thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope) inserted through the nose or mouth to examine the breathing passages at the entrance to your lungs. ...
- A thin-walled auxiliary drain created on the outside of the eyeball during filtering surgery for glaucoma. It is sometimes called a filtering bleb.
- A medical term meaning a small sac akin to a blister. Blebs are found on the surface of the lung. When a bleb ruptures and causes a leak on the surface of the lung it is called a pneumothorax.
