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bleb

[bleb]
(materials)
A small bubble in a material that has solidified, such as glass.
(petrology)
A small, usually spherical inclusion in a rock mass.
(medicine)
A localized collection of fluid, as serum or blood, in the epidermis.
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bleb

A blister or small bubble in a fluid or in a material (such as glass) that has solidified.
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Post-operatively bleb was found in 45 (90%) cases at 1 week, whereas it was absent in 5 (10%) cases.
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In these patients, pneumothorax is presumed to result from rupture of bullae and blebs. The risk of spontaneous pneumothorax is correlated with amount and duration of tobacco smoke exposure.
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The membrane blebs were increased in the specimen prepared by using CPD technique as pointed out by the blue arrows in Figures 5(e) and 5(f).
Investigation of CPD and HMDS sample preparation techniques for cervical cells in developing computer-aided screening system based on FE-SEM/EDX
With a clinical diagnosis of co-existing blue rubber bleb nevus (BRBNS), diagnostic biopsy of the suspected BRBN lesions was taken simultaneously.
Blue rubber bleb nevus in zosteriform pattern: a rare case report
* Conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule flap is sutured (Figure 2g) and irrigation through the paracentesis is repeated to inflate the bleb (Figure 2h).
Glaucoma surgery
Prevention failure of bleb cicatrix would lead to unsatisfactory postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) controlling and unsatisfactory success rate.
Five Years' Outcomes of Trabeculectomy with Cross-linked Sodium Hyaluronate Gel Implantation for Chinese Glaucoma Patients
Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is mainly caused by the rupture of a bleb or of a bulla [5].
A Case of Pneumothorax after Treatment with Lenvatinib for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Lung Metastasis

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