Difference between Blister and Bleb

What is the difference between Blister and Bleb?

Blister as a verb is to cause blisters to form. while Bleb as a verb is to form, or cause the formation of, blebs

Blister

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause blisters to form. To criticise severely. To break out in blisters.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease or infection. A swelling on a plant. A bubble, as on a painted surface. An enclosed pocket of air, which may be mixed with water or solvent vapor, trapped between impermeable layers of felt or between the membrane and substrate.

Example sentence: I was a really avid bowler when I was a teenager. I had about a 210-220 average. I had blisters on my fingers.

Bleb

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To form, or cause the formation of, blebs

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bubble, such as in paint or glassA large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluidAn irregular bulge in the plasma membrane of a cell undergoing apoptosisA bubble-like inclusion of one mineral within another

We hope you now know whether to use Blister or Bleb in your sentence.

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