'Bulla' definitions:

Definition of 'bulla'

(from WordNet)
noun
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid [syn: blister, bulla, bleb]
noun
The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

Definition of 'Bulla'

From: GCIDE
  • Bulla \Bul"la\, n.; pl. Bull[ae]. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.]
  • 1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell. [1913 Webster]

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