bulla
[ bool-uh, buhl-uh ]
/ ˈbʊl ə, ˈbʌl ə /
noun, plural bul·lae [bool-ee, buhl-ee]. /ˈbʊl i, ˈbʌl i/.
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
an ancient Roman pendant, consisting of a rounded box containing an amulet.
Pathology. a large vesicle.
Zoology. a blisterlike or bubblelike prominence of a bone, as that of the tympanic bone in the skull of certain mammals.
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Origin of bulla
1840–50; <Latin: bubble, also stud, boss, knob (whence Medieval Latin bulla official seal)
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British Dictionary definitions for bulla
bulla
/ (ˈbʊlə, ˈbʌlə) /
noun plural -lae (-liː)
a leaden seal affixed to a papal bull, having a representation of Saints Peter and Paul on one side and the name of the reigning pope on the other
an ancient Roman rounded metal or leather box containing an amulet, worn around the neck
pathol another word for blister (def. 1)
anatomy a rounded bony projection
Word Origin for bulla
C19: from Latin: round object, bubble
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Medical definitions for bulla
bulla
[ bul′ə ]
n. pl. bul•lae (bul′ē)
A large blister or vesicle of pathological origin.
A bubblelike structure.
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